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Definition of Rhodanthe
1. Noun. Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum.
Generic synonyms: Everlasting, Everlasting Flower
Group relationships: Genus Rhodanthe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhodanthe
Literary usage of Rhodanthe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes by Robert Burton (1838)
"... shall I dye before I see rhodanthe my sweet heart ? >e golden legend is mine
author) that was exposed to a dragon, by a Tibie combat. ..."
2. Portraits of Celebrated Racehorses of the Past and Present Centuries: In by Thomas Henry Taunton (1888)
"On reaching the Bridge turn, The Lord Mayor broke down, and in going round the
bottom of the course, rhodanthe (Jas. Chapple), crept from the ruck to ..."
3. The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists Magazine by Joseph Harrison (1856)
"I beg to state that last year I had a plant of rhodanthe Manglesii in bloom, ...
I strongly recommend the culture of the 'rhodanthe both in pots and open ..."
4. Floral Decorations for the Dwelling House: A Practical Guide to the Home by Annie Hassard (1876)
"In Curved Branches:—Blooms of Eucharis amazonica, white rhodanthe, white Sweet
Pea, blue Campanulas, Maiden-hair, and wild Grasses. In Top Trumpet:—The same ..."