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[mod.L. (S. Vaillant 1722, in Hist. et Mémoires Acad. Sci 1720 279), f. Gr. δίµορϕος dimorphous a. + theca 2.]
A plant of the South African genus of herbs or sub-shrubs so named, of the family Compositæ; the Cape Marigold (see marigold 1 d).
1861Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXXXVII. 5252 (heading) Grassy-leaved Dimorphotheca. 1866Lindley & Moore Treas. Bot. i. 409/1 Dimorphotheca, the Cape Marigold. 1890Garden XXXVIII. 180/3 Like many other handsome composites from the Cape, this Dimorphotheca had long ceased to obtain much notice as a garden plant. 1960Times 10 Sept. 9/3 The dimorphothecas have also done well this year. |