Translingual

Gypsophila repens

Proper noun

Gypsophila f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – baby's breath and related plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gypsophila subg. Gypsophila, Gypsophila subg. Macrorrhizae, Gypsophila subg. Pseudosaponaria (subgenera)

English

Gypsophila repens

Wikispecies

Noun

gypsophila ‎(plural gypsophilas)

1. Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, that have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
   • 1999, Hanneke Van Dijk, Encyclopedia of Border Plants, page 151,

     There are annual and perennial gypsophilas.

   • 2001, David Michener, Nan Sinton (editors), Taylor's Guide to Ground Covers, page 243,

     Gypsophilas are closely related to pinks and carnations.

   • 2004, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, A Garden for Life, page 75,

     Gypsophilas are easily grown from seeds.

Synonyms

• baby's breath, gyp