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Definition of Flindersia
1. Noun. Small genus of Australian timber trees.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Meliaceae, Mahogany Family, Meliaceae
Member holonyms: Silver Ash
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flindersia
Literary usage of Flindersia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Timber and Timber Trees, Native and Foreign by Thomas Laslett (1894)
"Flindersia australis, sometimes called Ash,f is a hard, close, and very durable
timber, well known, ... Several other species of Flindersia are used also. ..."
2. The Forage Plants of Australia by Frederick Turner (1891)
"There are about five species of the genus Flindersia indigenous in Australia ...
Some fine Flindersia trees may be seen growing in the parks and gardens of ..."
3. Official Guide to the Museums of Economic Botany by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1893)
"10, Queensland Collection.) « No. 60. Flindersia ... (See No. 12,Queensland
Collection.) No. 61. Flindersia sp. ..."
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