Definition of Pontederia

1. Noun. Pickerelweed.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Pontederia

Pompey the Great
Pompocali
Pomptine
Ponca
Poncirus
Poncirus trifoliata
Pondicherry
Ponfick
Ponfick's shadow
Pong
Pongamia
Pongamia glabra
Ponka
Ponstel
Ponte 25 de Abril
Pontederia (current term)
Pontederia cordata
Pontederiaceae
Pontiac
Pontiac fever
Pontian
Pontic
Pontos
Pontus
Ponzi
Ponzi scam
Ponzi scams
Ponzi scheme
Ponzi schemes

Literary usage of Pontederia

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

1. The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin (1896)
"... of Oxalis and Pontederia. In their manner of fertilisation these plants offer a more remarkable case than can be found in any other plant or ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1896)
"Pontederia. Flowers regular; stamens 3; fruit a many-seeded capsule. 2. ... Pontederia t,. Sp. Pl. 288. 1753. Leaves thick with many parallel veins, ..."

3. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1896)
"... of Oxalis and Pontederia. In their manner of fertilisation these plants offer a more remarkable case than can be found in any other plant or animal. ..."

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