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Definition of Astroloma
1. Noun. Evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Epacridaceae, Epacris Family, Family Epacridaceae
Member holonyms: Astroloma Humifusum, Cranberry Heath, Ground-berry, Groundberry, Native Cranberry, Styphelia Humifusum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astroloma
Literary usage of Astroloma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Contribution to the Flora of Australia by William Woolls (1867)
"Of the first division we have in the neighbourhood of Parramatta, species of the
following genera: (1) Styphelia, (2) Astroloma^ (3) ..."
2. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"The fruit of Styphelia adscendens, a small prostrate shrub, found near Hobart
Town, resembles in appearance and character that of Astroloma humifusa. ..."
3. Flora australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory by George Bentham (1869)
"Fruit a nearly dry drupe, enclosed in the calyx, the the habit and foliage of
some species of Astroloma. Flowers solitary in the axils, usually pendulous. ..."
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