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

  • 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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