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Definition of Linanthus
1. Noun. A genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States.
Exact synonyms: Genus Linanthus
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Family Polemoniaceae, Phlox Family, Polemoniaceae
Member holonyms: Fringed Pink, Ground Pink, Linanthus Dianthiflorus, Moss Pink, Evening-snow, Linanthus Dichotomus
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Family Polemoniaceae, Phlox Family, Polemoniaceae
Member holonyms: Fringed Pink, Ground Pink, Linanthus Dianthiflorus, Moss Pink, Evening-snow, Linanthus Dichotomus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Linanthus
Literary usage of Linanthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Muhlenbergia: A Journal of Botany edited by Amos Arthur Heller, Patrick Beveridge Kennedy (1912)
"It is no more at home in either Linanthus or Leptodactylon, where it has recently
been placed, than it is in Gilia. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1919)
"Linanthus ciliatus (Benth.) Greene. Frequent in dry rocky ground in the Lower
Transition Zone. Linanthus concinnus Milliken. Dry rocky ground in the Lower ..."
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