gypsophila

American  

[jip-sof-uh-luh] / dʒɪpˈsɒf ə lə /

noun

1. any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.

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gypsophila British  

/ dʒɪpˈsɒfɪlə /

noun

1. any caryophyllaceous plant of the mainly Eurasian genus Gypsophila, such as baby's-breath, having small white or pink flowers

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Etymology

Origin of gypsophila

1765–75; < New Latin < Greek gýpso ( s ) chalk + phíla -phile

Example Sentences

Some other species of Sapindus and of Gypsophila have similar properties.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

Scarcity of flowers — Delphiniums — Yuccas — Cottager's way of protecting tender plants — Alstr�merias — Carnations — Gypsophila — Lilium giganteum — Cutting fern-pegs.

From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Jekyll, Gertrude

I therefore plant Gypsophila paniculata between and behind the Poppy groups, and by July there is a delicate cloud of bloom instead of large bare patches.

From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Jekyll, Gertrude

Gypsophila elegans: hardy, 1� ft., pale rose; branched very gracefully.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

Gypsophila paniculata is one of the most useful plants of this time of year; its delicate masses of bloom are like clouds of flowery mist settled down upon the flower borders.

From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Jekyll, Gertrude