Bot. [mod.L., ad. Gr. ἠράνθεμον (Dioscor.), f. ἦρ = ἔαρ spring + ἄνθεμον blossom, flower.]
† 1. ‘The Herb Camomile’ (Kersey, 1715). Obs.
2. ‘A widely distributed genus of Acanthaceæ, containing nearly 50 species’ (Treas. Bot.).
1882. Garden, 21 Jan., 37/2. Much resembling some of the Eranthemum, and, like them, flowering during winter.
