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baby's breath

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Any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Gypsophila, such as G. paniculata, having numerous small, white flowers in profusely branched panicles. It is especially popular in flower arrangements and bouquets.


 
 
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: baby's breath

Either of two species of herbaceous plants of the genus Gypsophila (pink family), having profuse small blossoms. Both G. elegans, an annual, and G. paniculata, a perennial, are cultivated for their fine misty effect in rock gardens and flower borders and in floral arrangements. They are native to Eurasia.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: baby's breath,
name for a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae (pink family) and for several other flowers, e.g., white bedstraw of the family Rubiaceae (madder family) and grape hyacinth of the family Liliaceae (lily family). The pink and madder families are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, orders Caryophyllales and Rubiales, respectively. The lily family is classified in the class Liliopsida, order Liliales.

 
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Meaning #1: tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers
  Synonyms: baby's breath, Gypsophila paniculata

 
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