Physostegian.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪsəʊˈstiːdʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪsoʊˈstidʒ(i)ə/

Forms: also with capital initial.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Physostegia, genus name (G. Bentham 1829, in Bot. Reg. 15 1289) < physo- physo- comb. form + ancient Greek στέγη roof (see stego- comb. form) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹, so called on account of the inflated calyx. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (fəi:soste·dʒiă) /ˌfaɪsəʊˈstɛdʒɪə/.

A genus of North American perennial herbaceous plants (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), bearing spikes of pink or white flowers, with a persistent inflated calyx around the fruit; (also physostegia) a plant of this genus, esp. the obedient plant, P. virginiana.

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innocent1600

lychnidea1733

swamp lily1737

atamasco lily1743

phlox1754

lychnis1760

painted cup1776

mountain pink1818

phacelia1818

innocence1821

Nemophila1822

clarkia1827

Physostegia1830

bitter root1838

standing cypress1841

false mermaid1845

lion's heart1845

shooting star1856

lewisia1863

satin flower1871

fame-flower1879

baby blue-eyes1887

mayflower1892

agastache1900

obedient plant1900

Pennsylvania anemone1900

rock rose1906

Virginia bluebell1934

parsley1936

poached egg flower1963

poached eggs1971

poached egg plant1977

1830 J. C. Loudon Hortus Britannicus 483 Physostegia Berth. [English name] Physostegia.

1835 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 62 3386 (heading) Imbricated Physostegia.

1905 E. V. Boyce in M. T. Earle et al. Garden Colour 70 The habit of the Physostegia's little pale pinkish flower to stay fixed and still in whatever position it may be turned, was thought to be caused by coma.

1962 Amateur Gardening 17 Mar. 4/1 Among a number of self-supporting plants may be included..physostegias.

1999 Church Times 20 Aug. 9/1 Stiff stems of physostegia make good backing, and white and pink cosmos should soften and shape the whole.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	physostegia
释义	Physostegian. Brit. /ˌfʌɪsəʊˈstiːdʒ(ɪ)ə/, U.S. /ˌfaɪsoʊˈstidʒ(i)ə/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Physostegia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Physostegia, genus name (G. Bentham 1829, in Bot. Reg. 15 1289) < physo- physo- comb. form + ancient Greek στέγη roof (see stego- comb. form) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹, so called on account of the inflated calyx. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives the pronunciation as (fəi:soste·dʒiă) /ˌfaɪsəʊˈstɛdʒɪə/. A genus of North American perennial herbaceous plants (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), bearing spikes of pink or white flowers, with a persistent inflated calyx around the fruit; (also physostegia) a plant of this genus, esp. the obedient plant, P. virginiana. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > North American innocent1600 lychnidea1733 swamp lily1737 atamasco lily1743 phlox1754 lychnis1760 painted cup1776 mountain pink1818 phacelia1818 innocence1821 Nemophila1822 clarkia1827 Physostegia1830 bitter root1838 standing cypress1841 false mermaid1845 lion's heart1845 shooting star1856 lewisia1863 satin flower1871 fame-flower1879 baby blue-eyes1887 mayflower1892 agastache1900 obedient plant1900 Pennsylvania anemone1900 rock rose1906 Virginia bluebell1934 parsley1936 poached egg flower1963 poached eggs1971 poached egg plant1977 1830 J. C. Loudon Hortus Britannicus 483 Physostegia Berth. [English name] Physostegia. 1835 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 62 3386 (heading) Imbricated Physostegia. 1905 E. V. Boyce in M. T. Earle et al. Garden Colour 70 The habit of the Physostegia's little pale pinkish flower to stay fixed and still in whatever position it may be turned, was thought to be caused by coma. 1962 Amateur Gardening 17 Mar. 4/1 Among a number of self-supporting plants may be included..physostegias. 1999 Church Times 20 Aug. 9/1 Stiff stems of physostegia make good backing, and white and pink cosmos should soften and shape the whole. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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