Sulphur-flower
or sulfur-flower
[suhl-fer-flou-er] /ˈsʌl fərˌflaʊ ər/
noun
1.
a plant, Eriogonum umbellatum, of the buckwheat family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having leaves with white, woolly hairs on the underside and golden-yellow flowers.
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