Babianan.

Brit.

/ˌbabɪˈɑːnə/, U.S.

/ˌbæbiˈænə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Babiana.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Babiana (J. B. Ker Gawler: see quot. 1801) < South African Dutch babianer , in same sense ( < Dutch †babiaen baboon n. + -er -er suffix¹; compare Afrikaans bobbejaantjie, literally ‘little baboon’, and bobbejaanuintjie, literally ‘baboon bulb’, both in same sense); compare -a suffix¹. The South African Dutch and Afrikaans names were given to the plants because their subterranean stems are eaten by baboons. N.E.D. (1885) also gives the pronunciation (bæbiˌēⁱ·nă) /bæbɪˈeɪnə/.

A genus of southern African plants of the family Iridaceae, comprising spring-flowering perennial plants which grow from corms and produce spikes of funnel-shaped yellow, purple, or scarlet flowers. Also (usually in form babiana): a plant of this genus.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > allied flowers

ixia1785

tiger-flower1797

Babiana1801

evening flower1801

watsonia1801

Sparaxis1836

montbretia1846

Spanish iris1863

schizostylis1864

romulea1865

Tigridia1866

kaffir lily1884

acidanthera1894

peacock flower1897

1801 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 15 No. 539 There is one division, the species composing which are at present dispersed in the three genera of Ixia, Gladiolus, and Antholyza, so very distinct at first sight from the rest..that Mr. Gawler has with the greatest propriety united these into a separate genus, with the name of Babiana.

1803 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 16 No. 576 Sweet-Scented Babiana.

1854 Cottage Gardener 26 Jan. 330/2 These Babianas are among the smallest bulbs of the Ixia tribe; sandy peat is the best for them in pots.

1882 Garden 27 May 358/3 Those strange Babianas which one so seldom sees in their beauty in our English gardens.

1901 Pract. Guide Garden Plants ii. 945 The best Babianas to grow are disticha, with pale blue flowers scented like Hyacinths.

1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 786/2 A host of delightful, and to us strange, things—..sombre-hued babianas, and the lachenalias with their weird-spotted foliage.

1967 Times 15 Mar. 7/2 A silver Lindley Medal was given to Mr. H. J. Everitt for his exhibit of..a number of interesting and rare Babiana species and hybrids.

2003 Horticulture May–June 30/3 Blue-purple babianas growing in rock crevices tell of a collective life of a species delectable to baboons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	babiana
释义	Babianan. Brit. /ˌbabɪˈɑːnə/, U.S. /ˌbæbiˈænə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Babiana. Etymology: < scientific Latin Babiana (J. B. Ker Gawler: see quot. 1801) < South African Dutch babianer , in same sense ( < Dutch †babiaen baboon n. + -er -er suffix¹; compare Afrikaans bobbejaantjie, literally ‘little baboon’, and bobbejaanuintjie, literally ‘baboon bulb’, both in same sense); compare -a suffix¹. The South African Dutch and Afrikaans names were given to the plants because their subterranean stems are eaten by baboons. N.E.D. (1885) also gives the pronunciation (bæbiˌēⁱ·nă) /bæbɪˈeɪnə/. A genus of southern African plants of the family Iridaceae, comprising spring-flowering perennial plants which grow from corms and produce spikes of funnel-shaped yellow, purple, or scarlet flowers. Also (usually in form babiana): a plant of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > iris and related flowers > allied flowers ixia1785 tiger-flower1797 Babiana1801 evening flower1801 watsonia1801 Sparaxis1836 montbretia1846 Spanish iris1863 schizostylis1864 romulea1865 Tigridia1866 kaffir lily1884 acidanthera1894 peacock flower1897 1801 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 15 No. 539 There is one division, the species composing which are at present dispersed in the three genera of Ixia, Gladiolus, and Antholyza, so very distinct at first sight from the rest..that Mr. Gawler has with the greatest propriety united these into a separate genus, with the name of Babiana. 1803 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 16 No. 576 Sweet-Scented Babiana. 1854 Cottage Gardener 26 Jan. 330/2 These Babianas are among the smallest bulbs of the Ixia tribe; sandy peat is the best for them in pots. 1882 Garden 27 May 358/3 Those strange Babianas which one so seldom sees in their beauty in our English gardens. 1901 Pract. Guide Garden Plants ii. 945 The best Babianas to grow are disticha, with pale blue flowers scented like Hyacinths. 1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Dec. 786/2 A host of delightful, and to us strange, things—..sombre-hued babianas, and the lachenalias with their weird-spotted foliage. 1967 Times 15 Mar. 7/2 A silver Lindley Medal was given to Mr. H. J. Everitt for his exhibit of..a number of interesting and rare Babiana species and hybrids. 2003 Horticulture May–June 30/3 Blue-purple babianas growing in rock crevices tell of a collective life of a species delectable to baboons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1801
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