Definition of Coronilla varia

1. Noun. European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods.

Exact synonyms: Axseed, Crown Vetch
Group relationships: Genus Coronilla
Generic synonyms: Coronilla

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coronilla Varia

Cornus florida
Cornus mas
Cornus obliqua
Cornus sanguinea
Cornus stolonifera
Cornwall
Cornwallis
Corokia
Coromandel gooseberry
Corona Australis
Corona Austrina
Corona Borealis
Corona Corona
Coronado
Coronaviridae
Coronilla varia (current term)
Coropuna
Corot
Corpus Christi
Correggio
Corregidor
Correra's line
Correus
Corrie
Corriedale
Corrigan's pulse
Corrigan's sign
Corrine
Corrodentia

Literary usage of Coronilla varia

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

1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario, Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871) (1874)
"coridon—Vicia, Astragalus, Coronilla varia. 62. ... hyale—Coronilla varia, Trifolium, Vicia. 81. ..."

2. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1836)
"plant, quite destitute of flowers or fruit, which, in its foliage and habit, struck me immediately as being nothing else than Coronilla varia; a species ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"[Diminutive of corona, crown.] About 25 species, natives of Europe, Asia and northern Africa. i. Coronilla varia L. Coronilla. ..."

4. The Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by William Curtis (1794)
"С ] Coronilla varia. PURPLE CORONILLA« Oafs and Order. ... The Coronilla varia is a hardy, perennial, herbaceous plant, climbing, ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1899)
"Coronilla varia—A New Cardiac Remedy.—Dr. V. Poulet has used the aqueous extract of the flowering tops and leaves of coronilla varia with excellent results ..."

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