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clerodendrum|klɪərəʊˈdɛndrəm|
Also clerodendron.
[mod.L. (Linnæus Genera Plantarum (1737) 186), f. Gr. κλῆρος chance + δένδρον tree.]
A plant of a large genus of shrubs, climbers, or small trees, belonging to the family Verbenaceæ and native to many warm parts of the world, particularly Africa and Malaya.
1812W. T. Aiton Hortus Kewensis (ed. 2) IV. 63 Fragrant Clerodendrum... Scarlet Clerodendrum. Ibid. 64 Downy Clerodendrum. Cumberland Tree. Ibid. 65 Long-flower'd Clerodendrum. 1829Loudon Encycl. Plants 1079 Some of the Vitexes and Clerodendrums are handsome shrubs. 1851B'ham & Midl. Gardeners' Mag. Apr. 42 Pot the Clerodendrons in the pots which they are intended to bloom in. 1924Blackw. Mag. Apr. 464/1 A tangle of rank undergrowth,..convolvulus, smilax, and the scarlet clerodendron. 1961Amat. Gardening 21 Oct. 5/2 The clerodendrums bloom late enough to be included among the autumn-flowering shrubs. |