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ornithogalum|ɔːnɪˈθɒgələm|
[mod.L., ad. L. ornithogalē (Pliny), Gr. ὀρνιθόγαλον, f. ὀρνιθο- bird + γάλα milk, adopted as the name of a genus by Linnæus (Hortus Cliffortianus (1737) 124) and earlier botanists.]
A bulbous plant of the genus so called, belonging to the family Liliaceæ, native to Europe, Asia, or Africa, and usually bearing racemes of white flowers; Ornithogalum umbellatum, = ornithogal, star of Bethlehem (star n.1 22 c).
1664Evelyn Kal. Hort. (1729) 208 June... Flowers in Prime or yet lasting..Pinks,..Ornithogalum. 1755[see Star of Bethlehem s.v. star n.1 22 c]. 1792Curtis's Bot. Mag. VI. 190 (heading) Golden ornithogalum. 1825Greenhouse Comp. I. 116 Tunicate bulbs, as some of the Ornithogalums. 1901L. H. Bailey Cycl. Amer. Hort. III. 1174/2 Ornithogalums may be divided into hardy and tender groups, and each of these may be subdivided into dwarf and tall. 1931M. Grieve Mod. Herbal II. 770/1 Only one [species] is truly native to Great Britain, the spiked Ornithogalum, O. pyrenaicum (Linn.), and is not common, being a local plant, found only in a few counties. 1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xvii. 284 Milk-white Ornithogalums of various species grew here and there, Chinkerinchees to us all. |