Meaning of "pentstemon" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENTSTEMON

New Latin, from penta- + Greek stēmōn thread (here: stamen).

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTSTEMON

pentstemon  [pɛntˈstiːmən]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTSTEMON

Pentstemon is a noun.

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WHAT DOES PENTSTEMON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Penstemon

Penstemon /ˈpɛnstɨmən/, the beardtongues, is a large genus of North American and East Asian flowering plants formerly placed in the Scrophulariaceae family. Due to new genetic research, it has now been placed in the vastly expanded family Plantaginaceae. A prominent, often hairy, staminode is the most distinctive feature of this genus, as in this Penstemon rupicola flower Golden-beard Penstemon Penstemon bridgesii Bellflower Beardtongue Penstemon confertus Talus Slope Penstemon Lowbush Penstemon Davidson's Penstemon Lilac Penstemon Hairy Beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus pubescens Pineneedle Beardtongue Littleflower Penstemon Serrulate Penstemon Prairie-clover They have opposite leaves, partly tube-shaped, and two-lipped flowers and seed capsules. The most distinctive feature of the genus is the prominent staminode, an infertile stamen.

Definition of pentstemon in the English dictionary

The definition of pentstemon in the dictionary is any scrophulariaceous plant of the North American genus Penstemon, having white, pink, red, blue, or purple flowers with five stamens, one of which is bearded and sterile.

TRANSLATION OF PENTSTEMON

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTSTEMON»

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A Dictionary of English Names of Plants: Applied in England ...

Cotyledon Umbilicus Pente temon, Bearded. Pentstemon barba- tus Bell- flowered. Pentstemon campanulatus Centranthus-leaved. Pentstemon centran- thifolius Cobœa-flowered. Pentstemon Cobœa Common. Pentstemon gentianoides (J°.

William Miller, 1884

The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials

x PAOK PLATE LXXXV. 129 rui. 176 1. Pentstemon speciosum. The Showy Pentstemon. 177 2. P. triphyllum. The Three-leaved Pentstemon. 178 3. P. Scouleri. Dr. Scouler's Pentstemon. 179 4. P. pruinosum. The Bloom-leaved Pentstemon.

Mrs. Loudon (Jane), 1844

List of Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta Growing Without ...

Pentstemon canescens Britton. Pentstemon lœvigatus var. canescens Britton, Mem . Torr. Club, 2: 30 (1890). 3450. Pentstemon Cobeea Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc (II.) 5 : 182 (1833-37). 3351. Pentstemon cceruleus Nutt. Gen. 2: 52 (1818).

American Association for the Advancement of Science. Botanical Club, 1894

Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club

3449. Pentstemon canescens Britton. Pentstemon lœvigatus vax. canescens Britton, Mero. Torr. Club, 2: 30 (1890). 3450. Pentstemon Cobae.a Nutt. Trans. Am. Phil. Soc (II.) 5 : 182 (1833-37). 3351. Pentstemon cceruleus Nutt. Gen.

‎1894

The botanic garden; representations of hardy ornamental ...

1241 Pentstemon argutum, .... Sharp-edged Pentstemon, 8.. 699 Pentstemon barbatum,.. .. Bearded Peutstemon, ... . 9.. 777 Pentstemon cobcea Coboea - flowered PenUtem. 10. . 866 Pentstemon crassifolius, ..Thick leaved Pentstemon, 12.

Benjamin Maund, 1824

Edwards's botanical register, or ornamental flower garden ...

1377 Malva purpurata 1 362 Malva Munroana 1306 Mammillaria pulcra 1329 Mimulus propinquus 1 330 Pachypodium tuberosum 1321 Palavia rhombifolia 1375 Passiflora ligularis 1339 Pentstemon deustum 1318 Pentstemon venustum  ...

‎1830

The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of ...

Passiflora ligularis Passiflora gossvpiifolia Passiflora kermesina Passiflora phccnicca Pentstemon acuminatum Pentstemon attenuatum Pentstemon confertum Pentstemon deustum Pentstemou difl.usum Pentstemon glattdulosum Pentstemon ...

Sydenham Teast Edwards, John Lindley, 1836

Edwards's Bontanical Register

1285 Pentstemon attenuatum . 15 . 1295- Pentstemon confertum . 15 . 1260 Pentstemon deustum . 16 . 1318 Pentstemon dift'usum . 14 . 1132 Pentstemon glandulosum . 15 . 1262 Pentstemon glaucum . 15 . 1286 Pentstemon pruinosum . 15 .

John Lindley, 1836

Edwards' Botanical Register

... 1603 Pentstemon acuminatum 1285 Pentstemon attenuatum 1295 Pentstemon confertum 1260 Pentstemon deustum 1318 Pentstemon diffusum 1132 Pentstemon glandulosum 1262 Pentstemon glaucum 1286 Pentstemon pruinosum 1280 ...

‎1833

EDWARD'S BOTANICAL REGISTER

... 1603 Pentstemon acuminatum 1285 Pentstemon attenuatum 1295 Pentstemon confertum I260 Pentstemon deustum 13m Pentstemon diflusum 1132 Pentstemon glandulosum 1262 Pentstemon glaucum 1286 Pentstemon pruinosum 1280 ...

JOHN LINDLEY, PH.D. F.R.S. L.S. AND G.S., 1833

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTSTEMON»

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Website brings to life Swanscombe First World War soldiers' stories

Mr Bateman, who lives in Pentstemon Drive in Swanscombe, has medals and other mementos passed down from when all four of his ... «News Shopper, Sep 13»

Caring for cuttings: Alan Titchmarsh presents his tips

... heliotrope, New Guinea impatiens, shrubby salvias, osteospermum and pentstemon, as well as coleus, argyranthemum and gazania. «Express.co.uk, Aug 12»

GV GARDENERS: Smaller plants for smaller spaces

Wildflowers include: dyssodia, parry pentstemon, rain lily, and bahia. For movement in your landscape, consider the many good ornamental ... «Green Valley News, Sep 11»

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... that penstemon was a genus and he assigned it to the existing genus Chelone, calling it Chelone pentstemon from the Greek penta meaning ... «The Nelson Mail, Feb 08»