penstemonn.

Brit.

/pɛn(t)ˈstiːmən/,

/ˈpɛn(t)stᵻmən/, U.S.

/pɛn(t)ˈstim(ə)n/,

/ˈpɛn(t)stəm(ə)n/

Forms: 1700s– pentstemon, 1800s– penstemon.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Penstemon, genus name (J. Mitchell 1748, in Acta Physico-Med. Acad. Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 8 Apparently 214; also as specific epithet in form Pentstemon , Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 612), irregularly < ancient Greek πεντα- penta- comb. form + στήμων warp, thread, taken in sense ‘stamen’ (see stamen n.). The plant was so named on account of its sterile fifth stamen in addition to the four fertile ones characteristic of the order.

Any plant of the genus Penstemon (family Scrophulariaceae), comprising herbaceous North American plants cultivated for their showy, tubular, two-lipped flowers, which have five stamens of which one is sterile. Also (in form Penstemon): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: C. C. Schmidel Icones Plantarum (1762) ii.

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penstemon1760

musk plant1769

monkey flower1786

nemesia1815

lady's slipper1835

musk flower1835

calceolaria1846

Gerardia1851

musk1866

tiger-mouth1886

tiger's mouth1886

three-birds1889

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 322 Pentstemon, Chelone.

1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 325 Penstemons may be raised from slips struck in heat.

1881 W. C. Russell Ocean Free-lance viii Beds of dahlias, lilies..roses, pentstemons.

1910 Daily Chron. 16 Apr. 6/7 Still less often met with in the suburbs and the centre are the pentstemons.

1936 Amer. Home Feb. 40/1 Long Stem Annuals for Cutting Are: Larkspur, Marigold, Penstemon, [etc.].

1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World ii. 22 The mixed prairies of the high plains are adorned in late spring with..the decorative spikes of purple penstemons.

1994 Sci. News 19 Nov. 334/2 He knows of 15 members of the genus Penstemon that rely on hummingbirds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penstemon
释义	penstemonn. Brit. /pɛn(t)ˈstiːmən/, /ˈpɛn(t)stᵻmən/, U.S. /pɛn(t)ˈstim(ə)n/, /ˈpɛn(t)stəm(ə)n/ Forms: 1700s– pentstemon, 1800s– penstemon. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Penstemon. Etymology: < scientific Latin Penstemon, genus name (J. Mitchell 1748, in Acta Physico-Med. Acad. Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 8 Apparently 214; also as specific epithet in form Pentstemon , Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) II. 612), irregularly < ancient Greek πεντα- penta- comb. form + στήμων warp, thread, taken in sense ‘stamen’ (see stamen n.). The plant was so named on account of its sterile fifth stamen in addition to the four fertile ones characteristic of the order. Any plant of the genus Penstemon (family Scrophulariaceae), comprising herbaceous North American plants cultivated for their showy, tubular, two-lipped flowers, which have five stamens of which one is sterile. Also (in form Penstemon): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: C. C. Schmidel Icones Plantarum (1762) ii. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > foxglove and allied flowers > allied flowers penstemon1760 musk plant1769 monkey flower1786 nemesia1815 lady's slipper1835 musk flower1835 calceolaria1846 Gerardia1851 musk1866 tiger-mouth1886 tiger's mouth1886 three-birds1889 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 322 Pentstemon, Chelone. 1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. 325 Penstemons may be raised from slips struck in heat. 1881 W. C. Russell Ocean Free-lance viii Beds of dahlias, lilies..roses, pentstemons. 1910 Daily Chron. 16 Apr. 6/7 Still less often met with in the suburbs and the centre are the pentstemons. 1936 Amer. Home Feb. 40/1 Long Stem Annuals for Cutting Are: Larkspur, Marigold, Penstemon, [etc.]. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World ii. 22 The mixed prairies of the high plains are adorned in late spring with..the decorative spikes of purple penstemons. 1994 Sci. News 19 Nov. 334/2 He knows of 15 members of the genus Penstemon that rely on hummingbirds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1760
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