Definition of Bergenia

1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms.

Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Bergenia

Definition of Bergenia

1. a perennial flower [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bergenia

berewick
berewicks
berezanskite
berg
bergall
bergama
bergamas
bergamot
bergamot mint
bergamot orange
bergamots
bergamottin
bergander
berganders
bergapten
bergenia (current term)
bergenias
bergenite
bergere
bergeres
bergeret
bergerets
bergerette
bergerettes
bergfall
bergfalls
bergh
berghaan
berghaans
bergie

Literary usage of Bergenia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"bergenia crassifolia, Fritsch). Fig. 3555. Six to 16 in. high, stout: rhizomes woody: Ivs. ... (bergenia ornato, Stein), is said to have large coriaceous, ..."

2. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"... bergenia (Fig. 439), Tiarella, Heuchera, etc. Tribe 2. ... section of tba ovary of bergenia : g style; n stigmata ; p pi ..."

3. Tissue Culture: Plants: A Bibliography, January 1992-March 1994 by Henry Gilbert (1995)
"... bergenia crassifolia (L.) Fritsch (bergenia): micropropagation and arbutin contents. ... bergenia ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1822)
"... has long been separated and called bergenia by Moench. To what character Mr. H. alludes in his name of Der-masca, we do not know or even guess. ..."

5. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner Von Marilaun (1902)
"... and Satureja hortensis a brownish- red, and the foliage-leaves of bergenia crassifolia and Potentilla ..."

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