Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of composite plants of the subtribe Melampodieæ.
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- noun herbs and subshrubs of warm North America
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Examples
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This is the regular shot of a dark orange zinnia with some red Salvia coccinea to the far left, yellow melampodium just left and Verbena bonariensis behind.
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He was said to have employed the herb hellebore in the cure, which thence obtained the name of ‘melampodium.’] [Footnote 35: _Lyncestis.
The Metamorphoses of Ovid Literally Translated into English Prose, with Copious Notes and Explanations 43 BC-18? Ovid 1847
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Christmas rose
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Christmas paced up briefly to and fro before sitting down again.
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