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† ˈkeiri Obs.
Also keri, keyri, -ry.
[med.L. keiri, cheiri, Arab. khīrī, Pers. khīrū (yellow) gillyflower.]
The Wallflower, Cheiranthus Cheiri.
The generic name Cheiranthus was formed by Linnæus on Cheiri or ‘Keiri arab.’, by arbitrary association with Gr. χείρ hand. Philos. Bot., Nomina §229.
1578Lyte Dodoens ii. iii. 151 Of the Wallfloure... The yellow Gillofer is a kinde of violete called.. of Serapio and the Apothecaries Keyri. 1616Surfl. & Markh. Country Farme 237 White, yellow, and red Gillo-flowres..especially the yellow..commonly called of Apothecaries Keyry. 1664Evelyn Kal. Hort. Mar. (1729) 196 Slip the Keris or Wallflower. 1706Phillips, Keiri or Cheiri, Wall-flower. |