Found 2 hits - Term: quamoclit vulgaris, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quamoclit \quam"oclit\, n. gr. ? a bean + ? to bend, to
slope. bot.
formerly, a genus of plants including the cypress vine
quamoclit vulgaris, now called ipomoea quamoclit. the
genus is now merged in ipomoea.
1913 webster
see also:
quamoclit vulgaris ipomoea quamoclit
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cypress \cy"press\ s?"pr?s, n.; pl. cypresses -?z. oe.
cipres, cipresse, of. cipres, f. cypr?s, l. cupressus,
cyparissus cf. the usual lat. form cupressus, fr. gr. ????,
perh. of semitic origin; cf. heb. g?pher, gen. vi. 14. bot
a coniferous tree of the genus cupressus. the species are
mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its
durability.
1913 webster
note: among the trees called cypress are the common oriental
cypress, cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen
american cypress, cupressus thyoides now called
chamaecyparis sphaeroidea, and the deciduous
american cypress, taxodium distichum. as having
anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs,
the oriental species is an emblem of mourning and
sadness.
1913 webster
cypress vine bot., a climbing plant with red or white
flowers ipotoea quamoclit, formerly quamoclit
vulgaris.
1913 webster
see also:
cypresses cupressus cupressus sempervirens cupressus thyoides chamaecyparis sphaeroidea taxodium distichum
cypress vine ipotoea quamoclit quamoclit vulgaris
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