gypsophila — [jip säf′i lə] n. [ModL: see GYPSUM & PHIL] any of a genus (Gypsophila) of plants of the pink family, bearing clusters of small white or pink flowers with a delicate fragrance; baby s breath … English World dictionary
Gypsophila — Taxobox name = Gypsophila image width = 240px image caption = Gypsophila repens regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Caryophyllaceae genus = Gypsophila genus authority = L. subdivision… … Wikipedia
Gypsophila repens — Taxobox name = Gypsophila repens image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Caryophyllaceae genus = Gypsophila species = G. repens binomial = Gypsophila… … Wikipedia
Gypsophila paniculata — Common Baby s breath Gypsophila paniculata Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Gypsophila elegans — Taxobox name = Showy Baby s breath image width = 240px image caption = regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Caryophyllaceae genus = Gypsophila species = G. elegans binomial = Gypsophila… … Wikipedia
Gypsophila paniculata — noun tall plant with small lance shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers • Syn: ↑baby s breath, ↑babies breath • Hypernyms: ↑flower • Member Holonyms: ↑Gypsophila, ↑genus Gypsophila … Useful english dictionary
gypsophila — [dʒɪp sɒfɪlə] noun a plant of a genus which includes baby s breath. [Genus Gypsophila.] Origin mod. L., from Gk gupsos chalk, gypsum + philos loving … English new terms dictionary
gypsophila — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin gypsum + New Latin phila phil Date: 1771 any of a large genus (Gypsophila) of Old World herbs of the pink family having small delicate usually paniculate flowers … New Collegiate Dictionary
gypsophila — /jip sof euh leuh/, n. any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby s breath. [1765 75; < NL < Gk gýpso(s) chalk + phíla PHILE] * * * … Universalium
gypsophila — noun Any of many flowering plants, of the genus Gypsophila, that have a profusion of small pink or white flowers Syn: babys breath, gyp … Wiktionary