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Definition of Lomatia
1. Noun. Any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lomatia
Literary usage of Lomatia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"I give figures of two of the most characteristic—lomatia acutiloba and lomatia
tripartite/,. ... Fid. 8. lomatia tripartita Ix FIG. 9. lomatia ..."
2. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1876)
"lomatia MICROPHYLLA, 8p. nov. Leaves very small, thick, coriaceous, linear-lanceolate,
... It is comparable to lomatia firma, Heer, of the Baltic flora, ..."
3. The British Almanac: Containing Astronomical, Official and Other Information by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) (1843)
"Cut-leaved lomatia, '31. 41. Cuttack ceded to the English, '32. 42. Cutting and
maiming, punishment for, 1837 (7 W. IV. & 1 Viet. c. 85), '38. ..."
4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1895)
"The author describes a yellow colouring-matter adhering to the seeds of two
different species of lomatia, a plant belonging to the order Proteaceae. ..."
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