PENSTEMON

Meaning of PENSTEMON in English

[pen.ste.mon] n [NL, fr. penta- + Gk stemon warp, thread--more at stamen] (1760): any of a genus (Penstemon) of chiefly American herbs of the snapdragon family with showy tubular flowers

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PENSTEMON — also pentstemon noun see: stamen Date: 1760 any of a genus ( Penstemon ) of chiefly American herbs of the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PENSTEMON — I. penˈstēmən, ˈpen(t)stəm- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENSTEMON — /pen stee"meuhn, pen"steuh meuhn/ , n. any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENSTEMON — also pent·ste·mon pen(t)-ˈstē-mən, ˈpen(t)-stə- Etymology: New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn warp, thread — more at stamen Date: 1760 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENSTEMON — [ pɛn'sti:mən , -'stɛmən , 'pɛnstɪmən ] (also pentstemon ) ■ noun a North American plant with stems of showy …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENSTEMON — the beard-tongue genus of the figwort order (Scrophulariales), containing about 250 species of plants native to North America, particularly the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENSTEMON — penstemon BrE AmE pen ˈstiːm ən ˈpen t st ɪm-, -əm- ▷ penstemon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PENSTEMON — var. of PENTSTEMON.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENSTEMON — var. of PENTSTEMON.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENSTEMON — var. of PENTSTEMON.
Oxford English vocab
PENSTEMON — n. Variant: also pent · ste · mon Pronunciation: pen(t)- ' st ē -m ə n, ' pen(t)-st ə - …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PENTSTEMON — see: penstemon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEARDTONGUE — noun Date: 1821 penstemon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
YELLOW BEARDTONGUE — noun : a perennial herb ( Penstemon confertus ) of the Rocky mountain region having showy yellow flowers
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WILD FOXGLOVE — noun 1. : downy false foxglove 2. : a plant of the genus Penstemon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENTSTEMON — noun or pen·ste·mon pen(t)ˈstēmən, ˈpen(t)stəm- ( -s ) Etymology: pentstemon from New Latin, alteration (influenced by penta- ) of penstemon; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PENTSTEMON — /pent stee"meuhn, pent"steuh-/ , n. penstemon. [ 1750-60; pent- PENT- + Gk stémon warp, thread ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEARDTONGUE — /beard"tung'/ , n. any plant belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family. [ 1815-25, Amer.; BEARD + TONGUE …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENTSTEMON — variant of penstemon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEARDTONGUE — noun Date: 1821 : penstemon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PENTSTEMON — ■ noun variant spelling of penstemon .
Concise Oxford English vocab
PENTSTEMON — [pent.ste.mon] var of penstemon
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEARDTONGUE — [beard.tongue] n (1821): penstemon
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SCROPHULARIALES — order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Asteridae. Although most are herbaceous, some are shrubs, woody vines, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCROPHULARIACEAE — the figwort or snapdragon family of flowering plants, one of 12 in the figwort order (Scrophulariales), containing about 190 genera …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENTSTEMON — n. (also penstemon) any American herbaceous plant of the genus Penstemon, with showy flowers and five stamens, one of which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PENTSTEMON — n. (also penstemon) any American herbaceous plant of the genus Penstemon, with showy flowers and five stamens, one of which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PENTSTEMON — n. (also penstemon) any American herbaceous plant of the genus Penstemon, with showy flowers and five stamens, one of which …
Oxford English vocab
FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
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