montbretian.

Brit.

/ˌmɒn(t)ˈbriːʃə/, U.S.

/ˌmɑn(t)ˈbriʃ(i)ə/

Forms: 1800s– montbretia, 1800s– montebretia (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Montbretia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Montbretia (A. P. de Candolle 1803, in Bull. de la Soc. Philomathique 3 151) < the name of A. F. E. Coquebert de Montbret (1780–1801), French botanist + -ia -ia suffix¹. Compare French montbrétie (1803 in de Candolle).

Any of various plants of the genera Crocosmia and Tritonia of the family Iridaceae (formerly regarded as members of a distinct genus Montbretia), native to tropical and southern Africa, with bright orange, yellow, or red flowers; esp. any of various cultivated varieties of the hybrid Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora. Also (in form Montbretia): the genus itself (now historical).

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > allied flowers

ixia1785

tiger-flower1797

Babiana1801

evening flower1801

watsonia1801

Sparaxis1836

montbretia1846

Spanish iris1863

schizostylis1864

romulea1865

Tigridia1866

kaffir lily1884

acidanthera1894

peacock flower1897

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 161/4 Iridaceæ... Genera... Montbretia, DC.

1899 Daily News 22 July 4/4 Nasturtiums, montbretias, etc.

1900 Bk. of Gardening 352 Those [Tritonias] usually catalogued as Montbretias are the most popular.

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 21/3 Just think of the effects you can achieve—with chionodoxas, crocus, hyacinths, leucojums, lilies, montbretias, [etc.].

1986 Lydney Observer 12 Sept. 4/2 A large flat basket contained flame gladioli, montbretia, rosa rubrifolia, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	montbretia
释义	montbretian. Brit. /ˌmɒn(t)ˈbriːʃə/, U.S. /ˌmɑn(t)ˈbriʃ(i)ə/ Forms: 1800s– montbretia, 1800s– montebretia (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Montbretia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Montbretia (A. P. de Candolle 1803, in Bull. de la Soc. Philomathique 3 151) < the name of A. F. E. Coquebert de Montbret (1780–1801), French botanist + -ia -ia suffix¹. Compare French montbrétie (1803 in de Candolle). Any of various plants of the genera Crocosmia and Tritonia of the family Iridaceae (formerly regarded as members of a distinct genus Montbretia), native to tropical and southern Africa, with bright orange, yellow, or red flowers; esp. any of various cultivated varieties of the hybrid Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora. Also (in form Montbretia): the genus itself (now historical). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > allied flowers ixia1785 tiger-flower1797 Babiana1801 evening flower1801 watsonia1801 Sparaxis1836 montbretia1846 Spanish iris1863 schizostylis1864 romulea1865 Tigridia1866 kaffir lily1884 acidanthera1894 peacock flower1897 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 161/4 Iridaceæ... Genera... Montbretia, DC. 1899 Daily News 22 July 4/4 Nasturtiums, montbretias, etc. 1900 Bk. of Gardening 352 Those [Tritonias] usually catalogued as Montbretias are the most popular. 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 21/3 Just think of the effects you can achieve—with chionodoxas, crocus, hyacinths, leucojums, lilies, montbretias, [etc.]. 1986 Lydney Observer 12 Sept. 4/2 A large flat basket contained flame gladioli, montbretia, rosa rubrifolia, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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