gypsophila
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.
Origin of gypsophila
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For fine white flowers we have the showy achilleas in variety and gypsophila paniculata, called baby breath as a common name.
Other sapotoxins are obtained from the roots of soapwort and from several species of gypsophila.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherDianthus (carnation and pink) gypsophila, Lychnis and others, are garden plants.
gypsophila muralis is one of the dainty little plants called Babys Breath.
The Practical Garden-Book | C. E. HunnSome other species of Sapindus and of gypsophila have similar properties.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom | P. L. Simmonds
British Dictionary definitions for gypsophila
/ (dʒɪpˈsɒfɪlə) /
any caryophyllaceous plant of the mainly Eurasian genus Gypsophila, such as baby's-breath, having small white or pink flowers
Origin of gypsophila
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