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Definition of Genus Torreya
1. Noun. Nutmeg-yews.
Generic synonyms: Gymnosperm Genus
Group relationships: Cephalotaxaceae, Family Cephalotaxaceae, Plum-yew Family
Member holonyms: California Nutmeg, Nutmeg-yew, Torreya Californica, Stinking Cedar, Stinking Yew, Torrey Tree, Torreya Taxifolia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Torreya
Literary usage of Genus Torreya
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scientific Papers of Asa Gray by Asa Gray (1889)
"... should bear Dr. Torrey's name; and the genus Torreya was accordingly so named
and characterized by the Scotch botanist Arnott. It is of the Yew family, ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1873)
"The genus Torreya, which commemorates our botanical Nestor and a former President
of this association, Dr. Torrey, was founded upon a tree rather lately ..."
3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1873)
"The genus Torreya, which commemorates our botanical Nestor and a former President
of this association, Dr. Torrey, was founded upon a tree rather lately ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"In the genus Torreya the spirals are, on the whole, rather open and distinguished
by being 2—4 seriate. They are typical throughout the spring wood, ..."
5. Biological Lectures Delivered at the Marine Biological Laboratory of Wood's (1898)
"... but are less applicable to T. floridana, since the structure in this species
shows a distinct approach to the characteristics of the genus Torreya. ..."
6. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1854)
"The slightest glance at the internal structure of the fruit, at once identifies
this tree with the genus Torreya of the southern United States, ..."
7. Darwiniana: Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism by Asa Gray (1889)
"The genus Torreya, which commemorates our botanical Nestor and a former president
of this Association, Dr. Torrey, was founded upon a tree rather lately ..."
8. A Manual of Palæontology, for the Use of Students: For the Use of Students by Henry Alleyne Nicholson, Richard Lydekker (1889)
"... seed is completely enveloped in the fleshy capsule, is represented in the
Tertiary and Cretaceous of Greenland; while another existing genus, Torreya, ..."
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