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Definition of Calluna
1. Noun. One species.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Broom, Calluna Vulgaris, Heather, Ling, Scots Heather
Definition of Calluna
1. Noun. A common European heath / heather of genus ''Calluna'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calluna
1. a type of heather [n -S] - See also: heather
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calluna
Literary usage of Calluna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1905)
"In this district, as elsewhere in the British Isles, the Calluna association is
the most marked association in the whole vegetation, and no other plant- ..."
2. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1862)
"It is understood, however, that an English surveyor, nearly thirty years »go,
found Calluna vulgaris in the interior of Newfoundland ; also that De la ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1901)
"Where the peat becomes very wet, with but few natural drainage channels, the
Calluna almost entirely disappears, and the dominant plant is Eriophorum. ..."
4. Wild flowers worth notice by Phebe Lankester (1879)
"Calluna VULGARIS. THE Heather grows, as I have said, in common with the heaths,
and is often mistaken for them. Its smaller more purple blossoms, ..."
5. Outing (1893)
"The times of Sat anil a and Calluna were not reported. ... Calluna, and Iverna.
Valkyrie and Britannia did not race, as on that day they sailed for the ..."
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