Definition of Philadelphaceae

1. Noun. One genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae.

Exact synonyms: Subfamily Philadelphaceae
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Family
Group relationships: Family Hydrangeaceae, Hydrangea Family, Hydrangeaceae
Member holonyms: Genus Philadelphus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philadelphaceae

Phellodendron amurense
Phemie
Phemister graft
Phenaphen
Phenergan
Phenicia
Phenician
Phenicians
Phi Bete
Phi Betes
Phialophora
Phidias
Phil
Phil.
Phil Anderson
Philadelphaceae (current term)
Philadelphia
Philadelphia chromosome
Philadelphia chromosomes
Philadelphia cocktail
Philadelphia fleabane
Philadelphia lawyer
Philadelphia lawyers
Philadelphia pepper pot
Philadelphian
Philadelphians
Philadelphus coronarius
Philaenus
Philaenus spumarius
Philautus steineri

Literary usage of Philadelphaceae

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

1. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1864)
"Again, in the Philadelphaceae, there are, in Philadelphus, staminal groups, the development of which, as described by Payer, is strikingly like that in ..."

2. Garden Flowers: How to Cultivate Them. A Treatise on the Culture of Hardy by Edward Sprague Rand (1866)
"[Philadelphaceae.] Handsome hardy deciduous shrubs, very ornamental in both garden and shrubbery. Propagated by suckers and layers. ..."

3. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1851)
"Deutzia gracilis,' being the description and history of a hardy shrub of the order Philadelphaceae, introduced from Japan, by Dr. Siebold. ..."

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