rhizanthn.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪzanθ/, U.S.

/ˈraɪˌzænθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin Rhizantheae.

Etymology: Shortened < scientific Latin Rhizantheae, family name (1825 or earlier) < rhizo- rhizo- comb. form + ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + scientific Latin -eae (see -eous suffix). Compare scientific Latin Rhizanthes, genus name ( B. C. Dumortier Analyse des familles des plantes (1829) 14).

Botany. Now rare.

Any plant of the (former) family Rhizantheae, comprising the genus Rafflesia and various other leafless parasitic plants.The family Rhizantheae included species mainly from the modern families Rafflesiaceae and Balanophoraceae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > flowering or blossoming > that flowers from the root

rhizanth1836

1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 389 It seems to me necessary to admit the distinctness of Rhizanths from all other classes.

1859 Eclectic Mag. Feb. 232/1 There are certain floral curiosities known to botanists under the name of rhizanths, or root-flowers, growing immediately from the source of their nourishment, without any stem.

1881 P. Henderson Handbk. Plants 346/2 Entophyte, a plant which grows from within others, as some rhizanths and Fungi.

1907 Jrnl. Hort. & Home Farmer 25 Apr. 373/2 It was at first considered that these plants grew only on the roots of their foster-parents, and hence they were called Rhizanths or Root-flowers.

Derivatives

† rhizanthous adj. Obsolete belonging to the (former) class Rhizantheae; flowering (apparently) from the root.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by parts or form > flowering from specific part

nodiflorous1714

rhizanthous1847

1847 R. E. Griffith Med. Bot. 77 (heading) Sporogens or rhizanthous plants.

1856 J. S. Henslow Dict. Bot. Rafflesiaceæ,..an order of flowering rhizanthous parasites.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhizanth
释义	rhizanthn. Brit. /ˈrʌɪzanθ/, U.S. /ˈraɪˌzænθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin Rhizantheae. Etymology: Shortened < scientific Latin Rhizantheae, family name (1825 or earlier) < rhizo- rhizo- comb. form + ancient Greek ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.) + scientific Latin -eae (see -eous suffix). Compare scientific Latin Rhizanthes, genus name ( B. C. Dumortier Analyse des familles des plantes (1829) 14). Botany. Now rare. Any plant of the (former) family Rhizantheae, comprising the genus Rafflesia and various other leafless parasitic plants.The family Rhizantheae included species mainly from the modern families Rafflesiaceae and Balanophoraceae. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > flowering or blossoming > that flowers from the root rhizanth1836 1836 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. (ed. 2) 389 It seems to me necessary to admit the distinctness of Rhizanths from all other classes. 1859 Eclectic Mag. Feb. 232/1 There are certain floral curiosities known to botanists under the name of rhizanths, or root-flowers, growing immediately from the source of their nourishment, without any stem. 1881 P. Henderson Handbk. Plants 346/2 Entophyte, a plant which grows from within others, as some rhizanths and Fungi. 1907 Jrnl. Hort. & Home Farmer 25 Apr. 373/2 It was at first considered that these plants grew only on the roots of their foster-parents, and hence they were called Rhizanths or Root-flowers. Derivatives † rhizanthous adj. Obsolete belonging to the (former) class Rhizantheae; flowering (apparently) from the root. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by parts or form > flowering from specific part nodiflorous1714 rhizanthous1847 1847 R. E. Griffith Med. Bot. 77 (heading) Sporogens or rhizanthous plants. 1856 J. S. Henslow Dict. Bot. Rafflesiaceæ,..an order of flowering rhizanthous parasites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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