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eremurus Bot.|ɛrɪˈmjʊərəs|
[mod.L. (F. A. Marschall von Bieberstein Centuria Plantarum (1818) 61), f. Gr. ἐρῆµος solitary + οὐρά tail.]
A hardy herbaceous perennial plant of the genus of Liliaceæ so named, native to west and central Asia, and cultivated for its dense racemes of white, yellow, or reddish flowers.
1829Loudon Encycl. Plants 278 Eremurus... Its long spikes of yellow flowers may be easily imagined to merit such an appellation. 1855Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXXXI. 4870 (caption) Showy Eremurus. 1900W. D. Drury Bk. Gard. x. 325 Eremuri are noble plants. 1901Cassell's Dict. Gard. I. 323/1 A good but not too heavy soil suits the Eremuruses. 1962Amat. Gardening 17 Mar. 4/2 One of the most effective spike plants is probably the eremurus, often called Foxtail Lily. |