stenandrium

See also: Stenandrium

English

Etymology

  • Etymology tree
    Ancient Greek στενός (stenós)
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr
    Proto-Hellenic *anḗr
    Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós)
    Proto-Indo-European *-yós
    Old Latin -ios
    Latin -ium
    taxonomic name Stenandriumlbor.
    English stenandrium

    Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Stenandrium.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    stenandrium (plural stenandriums)

    1. (botany) Any of the genus Stenandrium of flowering plants of the Americas.
      Synonyms: shaggytuft, gerardia
      • 1980, Thomas H. Everett, The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 3226:
        Stenandriums are evergreen, mostly stemless, herbaceous perennials with undivided, toothless, basal leaves and small, asymmetrical flowers in spikes.
      • 2012 February 15, Carolyn Dodson, A Guide to Plants of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert, UNM Press, →ISBN:
        The white streaks on stenandrium petals are more than decoration. Like the lines or prominent veins seen on many flowers, they serve an important function in pollination.
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