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penstemon

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of numerous plants of the genus Penstemon, native to North America, having opposite leaves, variously colored flowers with a usually two-lipped corolla, and capsules containing many seeds.

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  • noun Any of the genus Penstemon, the beardtongues.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[New Latin Pēnstēmōn, genus name : Greek pente, five; see penkwe in Indo-European roots + Greek stēmōn, thread (in reference to its four fertile stamens and single prominent staminode ); see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

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From the genus name.

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Examples

  • The muted purple-green color of the sage was interspersed with patches of wild-flowers, the brilliant crimsons and scarlets of Indian paintbrush, firecracker penstemon, and scarlet gilia.

    Western Man Janet Dailey 2011

  • This one is an annual penstemon with lots of bloom power and BIG flowers.

    My Plant Safari Photos (at Sugar Creek) « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009

  • The muted purple-green color of the sage was interspersed with patches of wild-flowers, the brilliant crimsons and scarlets of Indian paintbrush, firecracker penstemon, and scarlet gilia.

    Western Man Janet Dailey 2011

  • The nigella and penstemon, along with so many more were a real welcome home.

    May Bloom Day-This And That « Fairegarden 2010

  • If there is any luck with germinating the penstemon, so far we have never been able to do that, this will be the fourth try, I guarantee you will see it here.

    Thank You « Fairegarden 2010

  • Eleven plant species listed as threatened in the United States 'statutes are found in the park; Palmer amsonia Amsonia palmeri, goldenweed Haplopappus salicinus, Draba asprella var. kaibensis, plains cactus Pediocactus bradyi, scouler catchfly Silene rectiramea, phacelia Phacelia filiformis, wild buckwheats Eriogonum darrovii, E. thompsonae var. atwoodi and E. zionis var. coccineum, primrose Primula hunnewellii and clute penstemon Penstemon clutei.

    Grand Canyon National Park, United States 2009

  •  We begin to see wildflowers: goldenweed, penstemon.

    Monsoon 2009

  • She has run with the penstemon jet set, but has settled down some recently, seeing the zen of the slow paced life here.

    Viola Beauty Pageant « Fairegarden 2008

  • The boxwood hedge of the knot garden and the ever present penstemon ‘Husker Red’ are in the background.

    Movement « Fairegarden 2008

  • Agnyss relates that the penstemon set goes by nicknames only, and *x* is all she knows him by, he is a bit of a mystery to her too.

    Viola Beauty Pageant « Fairegarden 2008

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