Definition of Astronium

1. Noun. A genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Astronium

Astraea
Astraeus
Astragalus alpinus
Astragalus danicus
Astragalus glycyphyllos
Astrakhan
Astrantia major
Astreus
Astreus hygrometricus
Astreus pteridis
Astrid
Astro
AstroTurf
Astroloma
Astroloma humifusum
Astronium (current term)
Astronium fraxinifolium
Astronomer Royal
Astronomical Unit
Astronomicodiluvian
Astrophyton muricatum
Astropogon
Astropogon stellatus
Astros
Astroturfed
Astroturfing
Astroturfs
Asturia
Asturian
Asturian pony

Literary usage of Astronium

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

1. Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis: Containing Abridged by Robert Wight, George Arnott Walker Arnott (1834)
"Astronium of Blume appears also very closely allied, but to differ by having a peltate stigma, 5-6 petals, 10-Г2 stamens, and the placenta situated at the ..."

2. Comparative Storage Biology of Tropical Tree Seeds by Moctar Sacandé (2004)
"Desiccation and storage of seeds of Astronium graveolens and Calophyllum brasiliense, ... Astronium graveolens Jacq. and Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess., ..."

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