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Definition of Genus elaeocarpus
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Elaeocarpaceae, Elaeocarpus Family, Family Elaeocarpaceae
Member holonyms: Blue Fig, Brisbane Quandong, Elaeocarpus Grandis, Quandong, Quandong Tree, Silver Quandong Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Elaeocarpus
Literary usage of Genus elaeocarpus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indigenous Trees of the Hawaiian Islands by Joseph Francis Charles Rock (1913)
"The genus Elaeocarpus, represented in thes^ islands by one species, is the largest
in the family, with more than 60 species. The distribution of the family ..."
2. Observations of a Naturalist in the Pacific Between 1896 and 1899 by Henry Brougham Guppy (1906)
"... will enable us to overcome this objection, just as we have done in Chapter
XXVI when explaining how the genus Elaeocarpus may have reached Hawaii. ..."
3. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"The fruits are round, fleshy, and about a centimeter in diameter. This species
is found in Luzon. Family ELAEOCARPACEAE Genus ELAEOCARPUS ELAEOCARPUS ..."
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