epimedium

American  

[ep-uh-mee-dee-uhm] / ˌɛp əˈmi di əm /

noun

epimediums plural

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• epimediums
  plural

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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epimedium epimediums

She’s accepted the realities of gardening a shady woodland, and now grows ferns, hydrangeas, Japanese maples, epimedium and hellebores that suit its conditions.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2022

The “Super Female Vitality” supplement at the Infowars shop shares a number of ingredients with the Moon Juice Dusts: maca, epimedium, shilajit.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2017

Another deer- and rabbit-resistant shade plant is the epimedium.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2014

All-white daffodils add sophistication and are effective companions for other delicate early-spring plants, such as snowflake, scilla, muscari, phlox, bluebells, foamflower and epimediums.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

The latter course is especially effective in spring-themed beds, where bulbs pop up between such things as hellebores, epimediums, creeping phlox, foam flowers, Virginia bluebells, Solomon’s seal and ferns.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2020

For his own pleasure, Lonsdale, 59, raises collections of bog plants, pasque flowers, hellebores, cacti, yuccas, epimediums, crocus and trout lilies.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2019

This is getting into the realm of high horticulture, but another approach Raymond uses is to plant things that bloom when it is too cold to go outside — witch hazels, edgeworthias, epimediums and hellebores.

From Washington Post