epimedium

[ ep-uh-mee-dee-uh m ]
/ ˌɛp əˈmi di əm /

noun, plural ep·i·me·di·ums.

any of various Old World plants belonging to the genus Epimedium, of the barberry family, having small, pinnate leaves and spurred white, yellow, or reddish flowers.

Origin of epimedium

< New Latin (Linnaeus), Latin epimēdion < Greek epimḗdion a plant of uncertain identity, equivalent to epi- epi- + mḗdion plant of the genus Campanula

Words nearby epimedium

epileptoid, epilimnion, epilithic, epilogue, epimandibular, epimedium, epimenorrhagia, epimenorrhea, epimer, epimerase, epimere

Example sentences from the Web for epimedium

  • The genus Aceranthus, for instance, consists of species of Epimedium in which the customary spurs are not formed.

    Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters

  • Marchand mentions a polycarpellary berberid (Epimedium Musschianum).

    Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters