zephyranth, n.

zephyranth
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Revised 2018

# zephyranthnoun

## Earlier version

- zephyranth in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zephyranth mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zephyranth. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the noun zephyranth pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzɛfəran(t)θ/
ZEFF-uh-rantth

#### U.S. English

/ˈzɛfəˌræn(t)θ/
ZEFF-uh-rantth

### Where does the noun zephyranth come from?

Earliest known use

1840s

The earliest known use of the noun zephyranth is in the 1840s.

OED's earliest evidence for zephyranth is from 1845, in Edward's Bot. Reg.

zephyranth is formed within English, by clipping or shortening.

Etymons: zephyranthes n.

### Nearby entries

1. zeolitical, adj. 1788–
2. zeolitically, adv. 1926–
3. zeolitiform, adj. 1788–
4. zeolitization, n. 1879–
5. zeolitize, v. 1881–
6. zeolitized, adj. 1888–
7. Zephiran, n. 1935–
8. Zéphirine Drouhin, n. 1901–
9. zephyr, n. Old English–
10. zephyr, v. 1829–
11. zephyranth, n.1845–
12. zephyranthes, n. 1821–
13. zephyrean, adj. 1793–
14. zephyret, n. 1777–1881
15. zephyr flower, n.?1829–
16. zephyr-gale, n. 1596–1901
17. zephyrian, adj. 1661–
18. zephyrine, adj. & n. 1819–
19. zephyring, adj. 1821–
20. zephyrless, adj. a1821–
21. zephyr-like, adv. & adj. 1765–

## Etymology

### Summary

Formed within English, by clipping or shortening.
Shortened < zephyranthes n.

## Meaning & use

Botany.

1. 1845–
   Any of various plants of the genus Zephyranthes; a zephyr lily. Cf. zephyranthes n.
   1. 1845

      > In habit the one-flowered Habranths are the same as the Zephyranths.

      Edward's Bot. Reg. vol. 31 54
   2. 1878

      > There are at present but few Zephyranths in the country.

      Gardeners' Chronicle 13 April 464/2
   3. 1957

      > An unusual bulb due to be planted now is the zephyranth. It does not bloom till July, when it resembles a white crocus.

      Shipley Times & Express 13 November 10/2
   4. 2012

      > As well as colourful zephyranth, carnations and hydrangea flowers, there is a common theme of salvias throughout the large garden.

      Warwick (Queensland) Daily News (Nexis) 1 February 10
   plants
   1. zephyr flower?1829–
      a. An anemone, esp. Pulsatilla vernalis; b. a zephyr lily (also with distinguishing word).
   2. zephyranth 1845–
      Any of various plants of the genus Zephyranthes; a zephyr lily. Cf. zephyranthes, n.
   3. stagger-grass 1891–
      ‘The atamasco-lily, Zephyranthes Atamasco: so called as supposed to cause staggers in horses’ (Cent. Dict. 1891).
   View in Historical Thesaurus

## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzɛfəran(t)θ/
ZEFF-uh-rantth

### U.S. English

/ˈzɛfəˌræn(t)θ/
ZEFF-uh-rantth

####

##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

####

Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zephyranth, n. was revised in June 2018.

zephyranth, n. was last modified in July 2023.