|
|
Definition of Bowiea
1. Noun. Small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae.
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Bowiea Volubilis, Climbing Onion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bowiea
Literary usage of Bowiea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"The hypocotyl of Bowiea volubilis (fig. 682) is undeveloped ; and the primary
root soon superseded by fleshy, adventitious roots. ..."
2. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Eberhard Goebel (1905)
"Bowiea volubilis. The first example to be noted here is Bowiea volubilis.
The shoot-axis produces long ..."
3. Botanische Zeitung (1902)
"Bei sämmtlichen Versuchen mit Bowiea volubilis war durch geeignete Aufstellung von
... Genau ebenso verhielten sich ältere Sprosse von Bowiea volubilis, ..."
Other Resources:
