Definition of "crownbeard" []

• Any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads. (noun)

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• "(Sporobolus cryptandrus), crownbeard (Verbesina enceliodes), and vetch (Vicia), parched or in gruels or breadstuffs."
• "These may be true sunflower (Helianthus), Helianthella, or crownbeard (Verbesina)."
• "But environmentalists say the Athens Group, which built the plush Montage Laguna Beach resort, already has a poor track record with the crownbeard."