Cephalanthus

/ˌsɛfəˈlænθəs/ noun

A genus of plants known as buttonbush, characterized by round ball-like flower clusters.

From Greek 'kephalē' (head) + 'anthos' (flower). This scientific genus name literally means 'head-flowered' and was assigned because the plant's distinctive spherical flower arrangement resembles a head.

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