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Definition of Salpiglossis
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Salpiglossis.
Group relationships: Genus Salpiglossis
Specialized synonyms: Painted Tongue, Salpiglossis Sinuata
Definition of Salpiglossis
1. Noun. Any of several plants, of the genus ''Salpiglossis'', that have variegated, funnel-shaped blossoms in a variety of colors ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Salpiglossis
1. [n -GLOSSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Salpiglossis
Literary usage of Salpiglossis
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 (1897)
"salpiglossis spikes ; autumn and winter. Cool-house evergreen. Introduced from
Guatemala, 1843. C. ELEGANS (handsome). Stems scandent, with downy branches. ..."
2. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton (1836)
"... very dark, towards the border lighter, and more tinged with blue. Stamens all
fertile. SYNONYMS.—salpiglossis linearis, Hooker in Sot. Mag. 3256. ..."
3. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton (1836)
"... the centre, as it approaches the throat, very dark, towards the border lighter,
and more tinged with blue. Stamens nil fertile. SYNONYMS.—salpiglossis ..."
4. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"... inches to two feet in height, and was covered with hundreds of open flowers,
and expanded rosy buds ; it remained in blossom three months. salpiglossis. ..."
5. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"salpiglossis spikes ; autumn and winter. Cool-house evergreen. Introduced from
Guatemala, 1843. C. ELEGANS (handsome). Stems scandent, with downy branches. ..."
6. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton (1836)
"... very dark, towards the border lighter, and more tinged with blue. Stamens all
fertile. SYNONYMS.—salpiglossis linearis, Hooker in Sot. Mag. 3256. ..."
7. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Joseph Paxton (1836)
"... the centre, as it approaches the throat, very dark, towards the border lighter,
and more tinged with blue. Stamens nil fertile. SYNONYMS.—salpiglossis ..."
8. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"... inches to two feet in height, and was covered with hundreds of open flowers,
and expanded rosy buds ; it remained in blossom three months. salpiglossis. ..."
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