epimedium

[ ep-uh-mee-dee-uhm ]

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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.

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Word History and Origins

< 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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Example Sentences

Marchand mentions a polycarpellary berberid (Epimedium Musschianum).

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The genus Aceranthus, for instance, consists of species of Epimedium in which the customary spurs are not formed.

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