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pimelea|pɪˈmiːlɪə|
Also (erron.) -ia.
[mod.L. (D. Solander in J. Gaertner De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788) I. 186), f. Gr. πῑµελή fat, in allusion to the oily seeds.]
An evergreen shrub of the genus so called, belonging to the family Thymelaeaceæ, native to Australasia, and bearing small terminal clusters of white, pink, or yellow flowers.
[1793J. E. Smith Specimen Bot. New Holland 32 Gaertner..adopted the name of Pimelea from the manuscripts of Dr. Solander.] 1810W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) I. 25 Flax-leaved Pimelea. Nat[ive] of New South Wales. 1842W. Colenso Let. 1 Sept. in Lond. Jrnl. Bot. (1844) III. 8, I found a handsome Pimelea in flower, a shrub of 2–3 feet in height. 1885T. Baines Greenhouse & Stove Plants 281/1 All the kinds of Pimelea strike readily from cuttings made of the points of the young shoots. 1951Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) III. 1572/1 Pimeleas are compact, free-growing plants needing greenhouse conditions. 1966H. E. & J. Bawden Making Shrub Garden 216 Some of the pimelias are greenhouse shrubs... There are other pimelias which grow high up in the mountains. |