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Definition of Amphicarpaea
1. Noun. Very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Amphicarpa Bracteata, Amphicarpaea Bracteata, Hog Peanut, Wild Peanut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphicarpaea
Literary usage of Amphicarpaea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin (1881)
"... —Arachis—Amphicarpaea—Dia geotropism—Conclusion. OUR object in the present
chapter is to show that geotropism, ..."
2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"(Amphicarpaea Ell.) HOG PEA-NUT. FALCATA COMOSA (LI Kuntze. (Amphicarpaea comosa
L.; A. monoica Ell.) Generally distributed over the state. ..."
3. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Amphicarpaea monoica Ell. Fields and woods. Common. Th. *1349. F. Pitcheri (T.
& G.) Kuntze. ... Amphicarpaea Pitcheri T. & G. Moist woodlands. Hubbardston. ..."
4. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1877)
"Judged by the mines, larvas and pupas, it is the same species in the leaves of
both plants. But the moth from Amphicarpaea belongs to a different genus. ..."
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