gypsophila

[ jip-sof-uh-luh ]

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.

Origin of gypsophila

1
1765–75; <New Latin <Greek gýpso(s) chalk + phíla-phile

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gypsophila

/ (dʒɪpˈsɒfɪlə) /


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

Origin of gypsophila

1
C18: New Latin, from Greek gupsos chalk + philos loving

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