zephyranthesn.

Brit.

/zɛfəˈranθiːz/, U.S.

/ˌzɛfəˈrænˌθiz/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Zephyranthes, genus name (W. Herbert 1821: see quot. 1821) < ancient Greek ζέϕυρος zephyr n. + ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.). Compare later zephyranth n. Compare also zephyr flower n. (b) at zephyr n. Compounds 3.The semantic motivation for the name is uncertain. Most probably the plants were so named on account of the fact that they are natives of America in the western hemisphere (compare Herbert's earlier name for them, Occidental swamp lily (1812), although it has also been suggested that they might be so called because they appear in the spring with the west wind, or because their slender stalks readily sway in the wind.

Botany.

Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Zephyranthes (family Amaryllidaceae), native to the warmer regions of the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals, having pink, yellow, or white solitary flowers on slender stalks; a zephyr lily. Also (in form Zephyranthes): the genus itself. Cf. zephyranth n.

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1821 W. Herbert in Bot. Reg. 7 App. 36 Zephyranthes.—Occidental Swamp-lily.

1891 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 27 473 With the exception of a single plant—a Zephyranthes, which is apparently different from all the described species—the collection does not appear to include any plants new to science.

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 21/3 Just think of the effects you can achieve—with chionodoxas.., tulips, watsonias, zephyranthes, to touch merely a few high spots in the alphabetical bulb line-up!

2003 Horticulture Mar. 77/3 One needs to make use of the index to research, for example, all the members of Hymenocallis or Zephyranthes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zephyranthes
释义	zephyranthesn. Brit. /zɛfəˈranθiːz/, U.S. /ˌzɛfəˈrænˌθiz/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Zephyranthes. Etymology: < scientific Latin Zephyranthes, genus name (W. Herbert 1821: see quot. 1821) < ancient Greek ζέϕυρος zephyr n. + ἄνθος flower (see anthos n.). Compare later zephyranth n. Compare also zephyr flower n. (b) at zephyr n. Compounds 3.The semantic motivation for the name is uncertain. Most probably the plants were so named on account of the fact that they are natives of America in the western hemisphere (compare Herbert's earlier name for them, Occidental swamp lily (1812), although it has also been suggested that they might be so called because they appear in the spring with the west wind, or because their slender stalks readily sway in the wind. Botany. Any of various bulbous plants of the genus Zephyranthes (family Amaryllidaceae), native to the warmer regions of the Americas and widely cultivated as ornamentals, having pink, yellow, or white solitary flowers on slender stalks; a zephyr lily. Also (in form Zephyranthes): the genus itself. Cf. zephyranth n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] > types of maguey1555 melt1605 pancratium1664 aloe1665 pita1698 mescal1709 maypole1750 agave1760 poison bulb1776 kukumakranka1793 furcraea1821 zephyranthes1821 century plant1827 mescal button1887 tequila plant1979 1821 W. Herbert in Bot. Reg. 7 App. 36 Zephyranthes.—Occidental Swamp-lily. 1891 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Bot. 27 473 With the exception of a single plant—a Zephyranthes, which is apparently different from all the described species—the collection does not appear to include any plants new to science. 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 21/3 Just think of the effects you can achieve—with chionodoxas.., tulips, watsonias, zephyranthes, to touch merely a few high spots in the alphabetical bulb line-up! 2003 Horticulture Mar. 77/3 One needs to make use of the index to research, for example, all the members of Hymenocallis or Zephyranthes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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