Callistemonn.

Brit.

/kalᵻˈstiːmən/,

/kəˈlɪstəmən/, U.S.

/ˌkæləˈstimən/,

/kəˈlɪstəmən/

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Callistemon (R. Brown: see quot. 1814) < ancient Greek καλλι- , combining form of κάλλος beauty (see callisthenic adj.) + στήμων warp, thread (see stamen n.).

An Australian genus of evergreen shrubs or small trees of the myrtle family, which bear spikes of red or yellow flowers resembling a bottlebrush; (also callistemon) a shrub or tree of this genus.

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myrt?a1200

myrt-treea1382

mirtusc1384

myrtine?a1450

myrtle tree1548

myrtle1562

nerte1585

Australian tea1728

Bencoolen tea1728

New Zealand tea1728

Scotch gale1795

Callistemon1814

manuka1832

myrtal1846

mangrove-myrtle1847

swamp tea tree1862

lid-flower1866

Barringtonia1871

tea-broom1872

kanuka1906

myrtle-of-the-river1919

1814 R. Brown in M. Flinders Voy. Terra Australis II. App. iii. 547 Callistemon, a genus formed of those species of Metrosideros that have inflorescence similar to that of Melaleuca, and distinct elongated filaments.

1843 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 69 3989 Pine-leaved callistemon.

1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. ix. 69 The Callistemon or Bottle-brush Flower of our greenhouses.

1911 A. E. Mack Bush Days 51 A bend in the path had brought us face to face with the callistemons.

1975 Advertiser (Adelaide) 17 Oct. 13 Of all the colorful and free-flowering native Australian plants grown in home gardens, probably the most popular is the Callistemon or bottlebrush family of shrubs and small trees.

1998 Garden Answers Sept. 113/2 (advt.) We offer a choice range of easily grown Melaleuca and Callistemon species, ideal for containers, conservatories or milder gardens.

2014 F. D. Hockings Pests, Dis. & Beneficials 70/1 Severe distortion of the leaves of callistemon is caused by these thrips.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	callistemon
释义	Callistemonn. Brit. /kalᵻˈstiːmən/, /kəˈlɪstəmən/, U.S. /ˌkæləˈstimən/, /kəˈlɪstəmən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Callistemon. Etymology: < scientific Latin Callistemon (R. Brown: see quot. 1814) < ancient Greek καλλι- , combining form of κάλλος beauty (see callisthenic adj.) + στήμων warp, thread (see stamen n.). An Australian genus of evergreen shrubs or small trees of the myrtle family, which bear spikes of red or yellow flowers resembling a bottlebrush; (also callistemon) a shrub or tree of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > myrtles > [noun] myrt?a1200 myrt-treea1382 mirtusc1384 myrtine?a1450 myrtle tree1548 myrtle1562 nerte1585 Australian tea1728 Bencoolen tea1728 New Zealand tea1728 Scotch gale1795 Callistemon1814 manuka1832 myrtal1846 mangrove-myrtle1847 swamp tea tree1862 lid-flower1866 Barringtonia1871 tea-broom1872 kanuka1906 myrtle-of-the-river1919 1814 R. Brown in M. Flinders Voy. Terra Australis II. App. iii. 547 Callistemon, a genus formed of those species of Metrosideros that have inflorescence similar to that of Melaleuca, and distinct elongated filaments. 1843 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 69 3989 Pine-leaved callistemon. 1857 A. Gray First Lessons Bot. ix. 69 The Callistemon or Bottle-brush Flower of our greenhouses. 1911 A. E. Mack Bush Days 51 A bend in the path had brought us face to face with the callistemons. 1975 Advertiser (Adelaide) 17 Oct. 13 Of all the colorful and free-flowering native Australian plants grown in home gardens, probably the most popular is the Callistemon or bottlebrush family of shrubs and small trees. 1998 Garden Answers Sept. 113/2 (advt.) We offer a choice range of easily grown Melaleuca and Callistemon species, ideal for containers, conservatories or milder gardens. 2014 F. D. Hockings Pests, Dis. & Beneficials 70/1 Severe distortion of the leaves of callistemon is caused by these thrips. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1814
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