epimedium
[ ep-uh-mee-dee-uh m ]
/ ˌɛp əˈmi di əm /
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noun, plural ep·i·me·di·ums.
any of various Old World plants belonging to the genus Epimedium, of the barberry family, having small, pinnate leaves and spurred white, yellow, or reddish flowers.
Nearby words
epileptoid, epilimnion, epilithic, epilogue, epimandibular, epimedium, epimenorrhagia, epimenorrhea, epimer, epimerase, epimere
Origin of epimedium
< New Latin (Linnaeus), Latin epimēdion < Greek epimḗdion a plant of uncertain identity, equivalent to epi- epi- + mḗdion plant of the genus Campanula
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Examples from the Web for epimedium
The genus Aceranthus, for instance, consists of species of Epimedium in which the customary spurs are not formed.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. MastersMarchand mentions a polycarpellary berberid (Epimedium Musschianum).
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters