thrum-eyed

adjective

(of flowers, esp primulas) having the stigma on a short style below the anthers, which lie in the mouth of the corolla on big stamens Compare pin-eyed

Word Origin for thrum-eyed

C19: from thrum ², because of the ring of anthers visible at the neck of the corolla

Words nearby thrum-eyed

thrown silk, thrown to the lions, throwster, thru, thrum, thrum-eyed, thrummy, thrump, thrupenny bit, thruppence, thruput

Example sentences from the Web for thrum-eyed

  • They have been long known to children and gardeners, who call them thrum-eyed and pin-eyed.

    The Beauties of Nature |Sir John Lubbock

  • Like the common primrose, the primula exhibits both pin-eyed and thrum-eyed varieties.

    Mendelism |Reginald Crundall Punnett