chimonanthus
(kaɪməʊˈnænθəs)
[mod.L. (J. Lindley 1819, in Bot. Reg. V. 404), f. Gr. χειµών winter + ἄνθος flower.]
A member of a small genus of shrubs, belonging to the family Calycanthaceæ and native to China; winter-sweet.
| 1829 Loudon Encycl. Plants 454 Chimonanthus..in allusion to the period of the year when its blossoms are produced. 1904 R. J. Farrer Garden of Asia 18 There are cherries, plums, chimonanthus, magnolia. 1955 A. G. L. Hellyer Flowers 33 Chimonanthus (Winter Sweet)..is deciduous shrub. |