Definition of Alsophila

1. Noun. Geometrid moths.

Exact synonyms: Genus Alsophila
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Geometridae, Geometridae
Member holonyms: Alsophila Pometaria, Fall Cankerworm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alsophila

Alpinia speciosa
Alpinism
Alport's syndrome
Alps
Alrisha
Alsace
Alsatia
Alsatian
Alsatians
Alsation
Alsea
Alshain
Alsobia
Alsobia dianthiflora
Alsophila (current term)
Alsophila pometaria
Alston
Alstonia
Alstonia scholaris
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeriaceae
Alstrom's syndrome
Alsvid
Alt
Alt-A
AltGr
Alt Gr
Alta
Altai Krai

Literary usage of Alsophila

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Eberhard Goebel (1905)
"So soon, however, as a short dry period begins the numerous ripe sporangia shoot out their spores in all the greater number. Alsophila. ..."

2. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"Alsophila, sclerenchyma,4 28, 429; sieve-tubes, 181 ; vascular system, 286, 291, 312. Alsophila aculeata, 312. Alsophila áspera, hair-structures, 64. ..."

3. Ferns in Their Homes and Ours by John Robinson (1878)
"Among the former are Alsophila australis, Br., S. America. ... Alsophila armata, Presl, Tropical America. Alsophila glabra, Hk. (gigantea of some authors), ..."

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