| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bol·to·ni·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b l-t n - |
| NOUN: | Any of several perennial herbs of the genus Boltonia in the composite family, having flower heads with white to purplish rays and yellow centers. | | ETYMOLOGY: | New Latin, genus name, after James Bolton, 18th-century British botanist.
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