pentstemon

American

[pent-stee-muhn, pent-stuh-] / pɛntˈsti mən, ˈpɛnt stə- /

noun

penstemon.

pentstemon British

/ pɛntˈstiːmən /

noun

any scrophulariaceous plant of the North American genus Penstemon (or Pentstemon ), having white, pink, red, blue, or purple flowers with five stamens, one of which is bearded and sterile

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Etymology

Origin of pentstemon

1750–60; < New Latin, equivalent to pent- pent- ( def. ) + Greek stḗmōn warp, thread

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Pentstemon.—The popular garden varieties have sprung from P. Hartwegii and P. Cobaea.

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This charming Pentstemon is one of the most gracious flowers to be found in the Sierras in late summer.

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This species of Pentstemon is well marked by its white-woolly anthers, which almost fill the throat.

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The name Pentstemon is from two Greek words, signifying five and stamen.

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Pentstemon, pent-stē′mon, n. a genus of perennial herbs of the order Scrophularine�, common in California.

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