Definition of Ardisia

1. Noun. Tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Ardisia

Arctostaphylos manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arctotis
Arctotis stoechadifolia
Arctotis venusta
Arcturus
Ardea
Ardea herodius
Ardea occidentalis
Ardeidae
Ardennes
Ardennes counteroffensive
Ardhamagadhi
Ardian
Ardisia (current term)
Ardisia crenata
Ardisia escallonoides
Ardisia paniculata
Ardwick
Ardèche
Area 51
Arean
Areba
Areca catechu
Arecaceae
Arecibo message
Arecidae
Arem
Arenaria

Literary usage of Ardisia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1818)
"Drupa supera monosperma. Specific Character and Synonym. Ardisia crenata ... Ardisia crenulata. Loddiges Bot. Cab. 2. Donn's Hort. Cantab, a Pursh, p, 64. ..."

2. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1907)
"Ardisia Swartz. Ardisia elmeri Mez in 1'hilip. .lourn. Sei. ... Widely distributed in the Philippines. Borneo. Ardisia serrata (l'iiv. ..."

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