Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of small tufted perennial plants of the family Primulaceæ, commonly called
rock-jasmine , cultivated in alpine gardens.
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Examples
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And what would you think of a wealth of gentians, large and small; great yellow arnicas; beautiful Martagon lilies; and St. - Bruno lilies; of every variety of daphne; of androsace, with its rose-coloured clusters; of the flame-coloured orchis; of saxifrage; of great, velvety campanulas; of pretty violet asters, wrapped in little, cravat-like tufting, to protect them from the cold?
Samuel Brohl and Company Victor Cherbuliez 1864
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