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sisyrinchium|sɪzɪˈrɪnkɪəm|
[mod.L. (L. Plukenet Almagestum Botanicum (1696) 348), f. Gr. σισυρίγχιον, a plant name used by Theophrastus.]
An annual or perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Iridaceæ, native to North or South America, and bearing linear leaves and clusters of small blue, yellow, red, or white flowers; = blue-eyed grass s.v. blue-eyed a. and satin-flower (e) s.v. satin n. (and a.) 8 b.
1772R. Weston Universal Botanist III. 664 (heading) Narrow-leaved Virginian Sisyrinchium. 1919R. J. Farrer Eng. Rock-Garden II. 367 An unknown Sisyrinchium may often prove to be a Marica lurking in ambush for the unwary. 1955L. D. Hills Alpine Gardening v. 137 The Sisyrinchiums are good imitation rushes by the stream side. 1971B. Miles Bluebells & Bittersweet 120/2 Sisyrinchiums will never be accused of flamboyancy [sic], but they are darlings. |