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epimedium Bot.|ɛpɪˈmiːdɪəm|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Systema Naturæ (1735)), f. L. epimēdion, Gr. ἐπιµήδιον.]
Any plant of the genus of hardy perennial herbs so named.
1798Smith & Sowerby Eng. Bot. VII. 438 Epimedium alpinum, Barren-wort... Dr. Withering has lately introduced the Epimedium into his work on the authority of Dr. Richardson, who is said in Blackstone's Specimen Botanicum to have found it in Bingley Woods, Yorkshire. 1900J. M. Abbott in W. D. Drury Bk. Gard. ix. 293 Epimediums are useful plants for shady positions. 1901Cassell's Dict. Gard. 321/2 The Epimediums will thrive well in shady places, and even under trees. 1961Amat. Gardening 2 Dec. 19 A plant of epimedium. This is a hardy herbaceous plant which does well in a rock garden. |