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Definition of Genus Gypsophila
1. Noun. Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Babies'-breath, Baby's Breath, Gypsophila Paniculata
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Gypsophila
Literary usage of Genus Gypsophila
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"A chalky soil is most suitable to them, and hence the name of the genus, Gypsophila,
signifying chalk-lover. The species are generally propagated by seeds, ..."
2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1907)
"6, 1832) of the genus Saponaria keeps its name when placed in the genus Gypsophila:
Gypsophila sect. Alfredia Benth. et Hook, fil.; ..."
3. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1889)
"Habits, $c. This species is so close to C. brevicaudata, that the habits of the
two are very likely to be the same. Genus GYPSOPHILA, Gates, 1883. ..."
4. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"Nearly allied to the genus Saponaria is the genus Gypsophila, some species of
which are called Soap- root, and contain much saponin. ..."
5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1901)
"... slender, flowering stems, arising from a large perennial root, as is the case
in many of the genus Gypsophila in the caryophyllaceae. ..."
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