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epilobe Bot.|ˈɛpɪləʊb|
[ad. mod.L. epilobium, f. Gr. ἐπί upon + λοβ-ός lobe of the ear, in plants the capsule or pod, the name referring to the position of the corolla.]
A plant of the genus Epilobium (family Onagraceæ): e.g. the Epilobium angustifolium or Willow-herb. Also in mod.L. form epiˈlobium.
1775T. Blaikie Diary Scotch Gardener (1931) 5 July 49 Found several plants on the channells of the Lake [of Geneva] especially the new sort of Epellobium..with a strong root deep in the hand gravell... Most of the other Epellobiums..in general has creaping roots. 1809Smith & Sowerby Eng. Bot. XXVIII. 2000 Epilobium alsinifolium... This Epilobium was gathered on the Cheviot hills by Mr. Winch, who rightly judges it to be the plant of Ray, always mistaken for alpinum. 1861Barnes in Macm. Mag. June 133 The bush, or ditch-guarded epilobium. 1864Thoreau Maine W. iii. 167 A spike as big as an epilobium. 1883G. Allen in Knowledge 6 July 1/1 The epilobes and the St. John's worts are coming out in blossom again. |