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

Among the most exported flowers this season by the airline were roses and carnations from Bogota; pompons, hydrangeas and chrysanthemums from Medellin; and roses, carnations and gypsophila from Quito, Avianca said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

"There's one flower you must be sure to have plenty of even if you don't make these colored beds complete," urged Mr. Emerson; "that's the 'chalk-lover,' gypsophila."

From Ethel Morton's Enterprise by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)

A bouquet of shaded colors, with a few sprays of galium or the perennial gypsophila, makes one of the choicest of table decorations.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

For fine white flowers we have the showy achilleas in variety and gypsophila paniculata, called baby breath as a common name.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

"And in a room you would select a vase that would harmonize with the coloring," added Margaret, who was mixing sweetpeas in loose bunches with feathery gypsophila.

From Ethel Morton's Enterprise by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)