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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A small berberidaceous genus of low herbs, of Europe and temperate Asia, with ternately divided leaves, and racemes of white, pink, or yellowish flowers.

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  • noun Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.

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  • noun herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia

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From the genus name.

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