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Definition of Idria columnaris
1. Noun. Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers.
Exact synonyms: Boojum Tree, Cirio, Fouquieria Columnaris
Generic synonyms: Candlewood
Group relationships: Fouquieria, Genus Fouquieria
Generic synonyms: Candlewood
Group relationships: Fouquieria, Genus Fouquieria
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idria Columnaris
Literary usage of Idria columnaris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scenes from Every Land: Picturing the People, Natural Phenomena and Animal by Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, National Geographic Society (U.S.) (1912)
"Thin forests of these pole-like trees cover hundreds of miles of the interior."
The pole-like trees are the "cirio" (Idria columnaris); the many-branched ..."
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