epimedium

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noun

Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.

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Meanings

nounepimedium (plural epimediums)

plural epimediums

  1. Any of the plants in the genus Epimedium.

    Out in the front yard, a jumble of iris japonica, Chinese epimedium and carex leaves covers one wall, a plant wall experiment begun five years ago.

    2007 May 3, Kristin Hohenadel, “All His Rooms Are Living Rooms”, in New York Times

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

epimedium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epimedium

MLA

“epimedium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epimedium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epimedium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epimedium.

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