Definition of Gypsophila paniculata

1. Noun. Tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers.

Exact synonyms: Babies'-breath, Baby's Breath
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Gypsophila, Gypsophila

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gypsophila Paniculata

Gymnorhina
Gymnorhina tibicen
Gymnosporangium
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Gymnura
Gynne
Gynura
Gynura aurantiaca
Gypaetus
Gypaetus barbatus
Gyps
Gyps fulvus
Gypsophila
Gypsophila paniculata (current term)
Gypsy
Gypsy Rose Lee
Gyr
Gyrinidae
Gyromitra brunnea
Gyromitra californica
Gyromitra esculenta
Gyromitra fastigiata
Gyromitra gigas
Gyromitra infula
Gyromitra sphaerospora
Gytheio
Gywn

Literary usage of Gypsophila paniculata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden by Maria Theresa Earle (1897)
"Gypsophila paniculata, Nasturtiums, and leaves of variegated ground Ivy. ... Mixed Carnations and Gypsophila paniculata. Carnation (Lady Agnes) with own ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Gypsophila paniculata. the sepals and the pedicels usually much longer. Alps and Pyrenees. BM 1448. —Best adapted to the rock- «•"• L. IT. ..."

3. The Crimea and Odessa, journal of a tour, tr. by J.B. Horner by Karl Heinrich Emil Koch (1855)
"The Gypsophila paniculata, L., a very well- known steppe-plant, is known by the name of Pereka- tipole, or the Steppe-Jumper, and plays the part of the Rose ..."

4. The Wild Garden by Robinson, William, F. L. S., F.L.S. William Robinson, W. Robinson (1870)
"Gypsophila paniculata. Siberia. Herbaceous perennial; 2 to 4 feet; white; summer ; seed or division.—Rough, rocky places and in thin woods. ..."

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