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‖ lithospermon, -um|lɪθəʊˈspɜːmɒn, -əm|
[mod.L., a. Gr. λιθόσπερµον, f. λίθο-ς stone + σπέρµα seed; adopted by Linnæus in his Systema Naturæ (1735) as the name of a genus.]
A herb or sub-shrub of the genus so called, belonging to the family Boraginaceæ, native to Europe, northern Asia, or North America, and bearing white, yellow, or blue flowers.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. ii. vi. 101 Lithospermon, or grummell. 1727Bailey vol. II, Lithospermon, the Herb Stone Crop, Gromwell, or Graymil [printed Graynul]. 1865Tylor Early Hist. Man. vi. 123 The virtues of the lithospermum or stone-seed, in curing calculus. 1900J. M. Abbott in W. D. Drury Bk. Gardening ix. 295 Lithospermums are showy rockwork plants. 1937Daily Express 10 May 12/4 The lithospermum's name [sc. ‘Heavenly Blue’] is no exaggeration of its colour. 1966J. Berrisford Wild Garden II. 166 With their brilliant blue flowers and evergreen leaves the lithospermums are most desirable garden plants. |