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Definition of Hippocrepis
1. Noun. Species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippocrepis
Literary usage of Hippocrepis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"... Hippocrepis (DeKay) Morton Ammonites hippocrepis DeKay, 1827, Ann. NY Lye.
Nat . ... hippocrepis Conrad, 1868, Cook's Geol. of New Jersey, p. 730. ..."
2. Handbook of Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Flowers by William Sutherland (1871)
"Hippocrepis comosa (Tufted Horse-Shoe Vetch).—This is a member of a small family
of European plants mostly annual, and is the only perennial in cultivation ..."
3. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"... Hippocrepis (DeKay) Morton Ammonites hippocrepis DeKay, 1827, Ann. NY Lye.
Nat. ... hippocrepis Conrad, 1868. Cook's Geol. of New Jersey, p. 730. ..."
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