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Definition of Leitneria
1. Noun. One species: corkwood.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Corkwood Family, Family Leitneriaceae, Leitneriaceae
Member holonyms: Corkwood, Corkwood Tree, Leitneria Floridana
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leitneria
Literary usage of Leitneria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"This Order consists of the single genus Leitneria, which in its anatomical features
... The details of the anatomical features of Leitneria floridana, ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Leitneria Chapm. Fl. S. States, 427. 1860. Characters of the family. [In honor
of Dr. EF Leitner, ... Leitneria floridana Chapm. FI. S. States, 428. 1860. ..."
3. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (1902)
"Dept. of Trinidad, BWI, for January, '01, the specific gravity of 0. lagopus is
given as .120—only about half as heavy as the Leitneria; Goodale credits ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"Dept. of Trinidad, BWI, for January, '01, the specific gravity of 0. lagopus is
given as .120—only about half as heavy as the Leitneria; Goodale credits ..."
5. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"The family consists of a single genus, Leitneria, Chapm., with one species of
... Leitneria Floridana, Chapm. Cork Wood. Leaves 4'-6' long, l^'-2^' wide, ..."
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