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Gypsophila
Gypsophila
See also: gypsophila
Translingual
Proper noun
Gypsophila f
- 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)
gypsophila
gypsophila
See also: Gypsophila
English
Noun
gypsophila (plural gypsophilas)
- 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.
- 1999, Hanneke Van Dijk, Encyclopedia of Border Plants, page 151,