Richardian.1
/rɪˈkɑːdɪə/, /rɪˈtʃɑːdɪə/, U.S. /rɪˈkɑrdiə/, /rɪˈtʃɑrdiə/ A genus of sprawling herbaceous plants of the family Rubiaceae, chiefly native to warmer parts of America, where they are often regarded as weeds. Also: a plant of this genus, esp. Richardia scabra or R. brasiliensis (cf. Mexican clover n. at Mexican n. and adj. Compounds 1b).Rare until after 1926, when Richardia Kunth was rejected (see Richardia n.2).
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Rubiaceae or Galiaceae (bedstraw, etc.) > [noun]
wild madderc1450
crudwort15..
Our Lady bedstraw1527
Our Lady's bedstraw1543
galion1548
maidenhair1548
purple goose-grass1548
cheese renning1578
crosswort1578
golden mugget1578
petty mugget1578
lady's bedstraw1585
maid's hair1597
cheese rennet1599
runnet1678
field madder1684
mugweed1690
rondeletia1739
Richardia1755
petty madder1760
madderlen1770
galium1785
Sherardia1785
joint-grass1790
mugwort1796
bluet1818
bedstraw1820
madderwort1845
hundredfold1853
honeywort1863
1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. (Suppl.) 3513/1 Richardia, in botany, a genus of the hexandria monogynia class of plants, the corolla whereof consists of a single petal.
1937 Florida Entomologist 20 2 Practically all crops in the infested fields and many weeds, especially the so-called ‘Mexican Clover’ (Richardia) are attacked.
1982 C. R. Bell & B. J. Taylor Florida Wild Flowers 190/1 Richardia. Richardia brasiliensis Gomez... This tropical weed is now naturalized in lawns, fields, roadsides, and disturbed areas throughout Florida.
1996 Wilson Bull. (Nexis) 108 573 The major herbaceous vegetation in the citrus groves was guinea grass (Panicum maximum), poorman's pepper (Lepidium virginicum), day-flower (Commelina diffusa), Richardia (Richardia spp.), [etc.].
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Richardian.2
/rɪˈkɑːdɪə/, /rᵻˈʃɑːdɪə/, U.S. /rɪˈkɑrdiə/, /rᵻˈʃɑrdiə/ Now chiefly historical.
A genus of the family Araceae comprising the arum or calla lilies, now included in the genus Zantedeschia (cf. Zantedeschia n.); (also richardia) a plant of this genus, esp. Zantedeschia aethiopica; an arum or calla lily.In 1926 the name Richardia Kunth was rejected in favour of Zantedeschia, but has continued in horticultural use. Cf. Richardia n.1
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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] > arum lily
calla1601
Richardia1831
Egyptian lily1847
pig lily1848
arum lily1856
trumpet-lily1857
1831 Gardener's Mag. Dec. 680 There is also a small green-house..which contains a good collection of plants, consisting of amaryllis, eucomis,..myrtles, richardias, pelargoniums, &c.
1859 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 85 5140 (heading) Spotted-leaved Richardia.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 983/2 Richardia, a genus of Araceae, containing a well-known species often cultivated as a drawing-room ornament under the name of the White Arum or Trumpet Lily.
1881 P. Henderson Handbk. Plants 34/2 The Calla, so well known as a green-house plant, is a Richardia.
1914 W. F. Rowles Garden under Glass vi. 100 Any good potting soil will suit Richardias.
1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) IV. 2302/2 Zantedeschia... In gardens these plants are often known as Callas or Richardias.
2006 A. K. Singh Flower Crops 391 Formerly its name was Calla or Richardia.
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