Definition of Staphylea

1. Noun. A genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Staphylea

Stanley Smith Stevens
Stanley Steamer
Stanley Way
Stanley Way procedure
Stanley knife
Stanley knives
Stanleya
Stanleya pinnata
Stannius
Stannius ligature
Stansfield
Stansted
Stanton
Stapelias asterias
Staphylaceae
Staphylea (current term)
Staphylinidae
Star-Spangled Banner
Star Chamber
Star Scout
Star Trek
Star Wars
Star of David
Stara Zagora
Starbucks
Stardust
Starfighter
Starfighters
Stark effect
Starling

Literary usage of Staphylea

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

1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1803)
"SPEC. CHAR. Leaves pinnated. Styles and capsules but two. SYN. Staphylea pinnata. Linn. Sp. PI. 386. Sm. Fl. Brit. 337. Huds. 131. With. 317. Hull. 65. ..."

2. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States by Asa Gray (1857)
"... and the embryo (except Staphylea) curved or convolute, without albumen. ... Staphylea. Lobes of the colored calys and petal» 6, erect. ..."

3. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1879)
"Staphylea COLCHICA. As a forcing shrub for decorative purposes in ... This Staphylea as exhibited by Messrs. Veitch is quite distinct from anything else ..."

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