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Definition of Arctotis
1. Noun. Herbs and subshrubs: African daisy.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: African Daisy, Arctotis Stoechadifolia, Arctotis Venusta, Blue-eyed African Daisy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arctotis
Literary usage of Arctotis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"Arctotis (Greek, arktos, a bear, and ous, an ear : shaggy fruit). ... The principal
species are : Arctotis acaulis, with a very short stem, and hoary, ..."
2. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1813)
"Decurrent Arctotis. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Fr. Masson. Introd. 1794.
... Creeping Arctotis. Introd. 1795. FL July—September. GHV auriculata. 14. ..."
3. Opuscules Phytologiques by Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini, Henri Cassini (1826)
"parce que la description générique de Linné prouve qu'il a pris pour type de son
genre arctotis les espèces à couronne fertile et à disque stérile; 2. ..."
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