xeranthemum anuum

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xeranthemum anuum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Everlasting \Ev`er*last"ing\, n.
     1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity.
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              From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps.
                                                    xc. 2.
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     2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.
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     3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing
        their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting
        (Anaphalis margaritacea), the immortelle (Xeranthemum  anuum
        ) of the French, the cudweeds, etc.
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     4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See Lasting.
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