stenandrium

See also: Stenandrium

English

stenandrium (Stenandrium dulce)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek στενός (stenós)

Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr

Proto-Hellenic *anḗr

Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós)

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ium

taxonomic name Stenandriumlbor.

English stenandrium

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Stenandrium.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌstɛˈnændɹiəm/

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.