ruellian.

Brit.

/ruːˈɛlɪə/, U.S.

/ˌruˈɛljə/,

/ˌruˈɛliə/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Ruellia ( C. Plumier Nova plantarum Americanarum genera (1703) 12) < the name of Jean Ruel , French botanist (1479–1539) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix².

Any of numerous flowering plants comprising the genus Ruellia (family Acanthaceae), chiefly native to tropical regions of Asia and the Americas but commonly cultivated elsewhere as ornamentals for their showy funnel-shaped flowers. Also (in form Ruellia): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) II. 634.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun]

sea-docka1400

bear's footc1400

bear claw1543

acanthus1551

brank-ursine1551

bear's breech1565

acanth1648

Malabar nut1694

spirit-leaf1696

spirit weed1699

snap-tree?1711

many-roots1750

ruellia1751

Christmas pride1756

menow weed1756

strobilanthes1836

adelaster1863

bear's breeches1882

1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II Ruellia. The Characters are; It hath a funnel-shaped Flower, consisting of one Leaf.]

1751 P. Collinson Let. 5 Mar. in J. Bartram Corr. (1992) 318 Ours are Either purple or white Ruellia—growed on a Branch of Potomack.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ruellia, in botany, the name of a genus of plants, described by Linnæus, Plumier, and others.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 679 Plants of great beauty, especially the species of Justicia, Aphelandra, and Ruellia.

1848 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) I. 106/2 A valuable deep blue dye is said to be obtained from one of the East Indian Ruellias.

1912 Nat. Inst. Health Bull. No. 79. 663 F., at a meeting of the City of Washington branch, exhibited a sample of powdered pink root that consisted entirely of powdered ruellia.

1961 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 25 Nov. 8c/1 Give ruellia moist, humusy soil and a warm, shaded location.

2006 Phoenix Home & Garden Feb. 154 She found that heavenly bamboo and Indian hawthorn thrived, while hibiscus and ruellia withered.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruellia
释义	ruellian. Brit. /ruːˈɛlɪə/, U.S. /ˌruˈɛljə/, /ˌruˈɛliə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Ruellia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Ruellia ( C. Plumier Nova plantarum Americanarum genera (1703) 12) < the name of Jean Ruel , French botanist (1479–1539) + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix². Any of numerous flowering plants comprising the genus Ruellia (family Acanthaceae), chiefly native to tropical regions of Asia and the Americas but commonly cultivated elsewhere as ornamentals for their showy funnel-shaped flowers. Also (in form Ruellia): the genus itself.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) II. 634. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun] sea-docka1400 bear's footc1400 bear claw1543 acanthus1551 brank-ursine1551 bear's breech1565 acanth1648 Malabar nut1694 spirit-leaf1696 spirit weed1699 snap-tree?1711 many-roots1750 ruellia1751 Christmas pride1756 menow weed1756 strobilanthes1836 adelaster1863 bear's breeches1882 1739 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. II Ruellia. The Characters are; It hath a funnel-shaped Flower, consisting of one Leaf.] 1751 P. Collinson Let. 5 Mar. in J. Bartram Corr. (1992) 318 Ours are Either purple or white Ruellia—growed on a Branch of Potomack. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ruellia, in botany, the name of a genus of plants, described by Linnæus, Plumier, and others. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 679 Plants of great beauty, especially the species of Justicia, Aphelandra, and Ruellia. 1848 Chambers's Information for People (new ed.) I. 106/2 A valuable deep blue dye is said to be obtained from one of the East Indian Ruellias. 1912 Nat. Inst. Health Bull. No. 79. 663 F., at a meeting of the City of Washington branch, exhibited a sample of powdered pink root that consisted entirely of powdered ruellia. 1961 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 25 Nov. 8c/1 Give ruellia moist, humusy soil and a warm, shaded location. 2006 Phoenix Home & Garden Feb. 154 She found that heavenly bamboo and Indian hawthorn thrived, while hibiscus and ruellia withered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1751
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