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Definition of Gypsophila
1. Noun. Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Babies'-breath, Baby's Breath, Gypsophila Paniculata
Definition of Gypsophila
1. Noun. Any of many flowering plants, of the genus ''Gypsophila'', that have a profusion of small pink or white flowers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gypsophila
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gypsophila
Literary usage of Gypsophila
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1896)
"gypsophila CERASTOIDES (Cerastium-like) grows to a height of 3^ feet, with erect
stems. The leaves are velvety and fringed at the edges ; those from the ..."
2. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"A chalky soil is most suitable to them, and hence the name of the genus, gypsophila,
signifying chalk-lover. The species are generally propagated by seeds, ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"BM 576. disticha. Ker. Differs from the last in having the perianth-tube distinctly
exserted from the spathe. LHB BABY'S BREATH. See gypsophila. ..."
4. Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working by Gertrude Jekyll (1904)
"... —Carnations—gypsophila —Lilium giganteum—Cutting fern-pegs. AFTER the wealth
of bloom of June, there appear to be but few flowers in the garden; ..."
5. The Wild Garden by Robinson, William, F. L. S., F.L.S. William Robinson, W. Robinson (1870)
"gypsophila altissima. Siberia. Herbaceous perennial; 3 to 5 feet; ... gypsophila
paniculata. Siberia. Herbaceous perennial; 2 to 4 feet; white; ..."
6. The Ladies Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"Their flowers are generally small but pretty, and the plants themselves are quite
hardy and of easy culture. l.—gypsophila VISCOSA, Murr. ..."
7. Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden by Maria Theresa Earle (1897)
"Mrs. Sinkins Pink and gypsophila elegans. gypsophila and pink Shirley Poppies.
Yellow Snapdragons and gypsophila; this was pretty and uncommon. ..."
8. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Upright gypsophila. Nat. of Siberia. Cult. 1739, by Mr. Ph. Miller. ...
Woolly gypsophila. Nat. of Spain and the Levant. Cult. 1732, by James Sherard, ..."
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