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epimedium

epimedium noun: any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.

epimedium: any of the plants in the genus Epimedium
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Noun

epimedium (plural epimediums)

  1. Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.
    • Out in the front yard, a jumble of iris japonica, Chinese epimedium and carex leaves covers one wall, a plant wall experiment begun five years ago.2007 May 3, Kristin Hohenadel, “All His Rooms Are Living Rooms”, in New York Times

Forms of epimedium

pluralepimediums

Origin of epimedium

From the genus name.

Questions about epimedium

What does epimedium mean?
Epimedium means any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.
What part of speech is epimedium?
Epimedium is a noun.
What is the plural of epimedium?
The plural of epimedium is epimediums.

Words near epimedium in the dictionary

  1. epimastigote
  2. epimastigotes
  3. epimatium
  4. epimedin
  5. epimedins
  6. epimedium
  7. epimediums
  8. epimeletic
  9. Epimenidean
  10. Epimenides
  11. Epimenides paradox

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