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gilia, n.
Brit. |ˈdʒɪlɪə|, U.S. |ˈdʒɪliə|
[‹ scientific Latin Gilia, genus name (H. Ruiz & J. Pavon Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis (1794) 25/1) > suffix1 Affix 1.]
Any of numerous plants of the genus Gilia or related genera of the phlox family Polemoniaceae, which are chiefly low-growing herbs of desert habitats in North and South America, cultivated as ornamentals for their flowers. Also (in form Gilia): the genus itself.
1840Penny Cycl. XVIII. 333/1 The genera Collomia, Phlox, Leptosiphon, Gilia, and Polemonium are common objects of cultivation, on account of their beauty. 1841J. Loudon Ladies' Compan. Flower Garden 154/1 [Ipomopsis] Beautiful biennial Peruvian plants, with splendid scarlet flowers, which Professor Don, and some other botanists, class with the Gilias. 1875Amer. Naturalist 9 145 Deep sun-cracks in the strongly impregnated gypseous soil receive the seed of the Œnotheras, Gilias, Phacelias, and Erigonums, to be covered up by the first rains. 1901J. Muir Our National Parks 6 Their plant treasures are passing away,—the delicate abronias, phloxes, gilias, etc. Only a few of the bitter, unbitable shrubs are left. 1969Ecology 50 1108/1 Work was initiated during attempts to learn about the pollination mechanisms of the scarlet gilias, one or more species of Ipomopsis. 1992Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois) 22 Mar. iv. 4/3 Gilia is a fragile and whimsical little flower. |