epimedium

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English

Epimedium flowers and buds. Friesland, Netherlands.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

epimedium (plural epimediums)

  1. Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.
    • 2007 May 3, Kristin Hohenadel, “All His Rooms Are Living Rooms”, in New York Times:
      Out in the front yard, a jumble of iris japonica, Chinese epimedium and carex leaves covers one wall, a plant wall experiment begun five years ago.

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