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Definition of Cyphomandra
1. Noun. Tree tomato.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Tamarillo, Tree Tomato
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyphomandra
Literary usage of Cyphomandra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Forcing Book: A Manual of the Cultivation of Vegetables in Glass Houses by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1897)
"Cyphomandra. In 1886 Peter Henderson & Co. advertised seeds of the Tree Tomato of
... It is Cyphomandra betacea. It has been widely distributed through the ..."
2. Illustrations of South American Plants by John Miers (1857)
"Cyphomandra laxiflora,Dun. Ie 397. Sola- num laxiflorum, Dun. in h. Banks. 4.
... Cyphomandra oxyphylla, Dun. I. c. 396. 5. P. Hartwegii, nob. 1. ci 43. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Shrub or small tree, with cyphomandra- like Ivs. and the young parts clothed with
chaffy hairs: fls. white: fr. globose, hairy, inclosed in the calyx. ..."
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