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Definition of Lithocarpus
1. Noun. Tanbark oaks.
Generic synonyms: Hamamelid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Beech Family, Fagaceae, Family Fagaceae
Member holonyms: Lithocarpus Densiflorus, Tanbark Oak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lithocarpus
Literary usage of Lithocarpus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Flora Medica; a Botanical Account of All the More Important Plants Used in by John Lindley (1838)
"Marsden. I do not see upon what ground the genus Benzoin is distinguished from
Styrax. Lithocarpus Benzoin, a name ascribed to Blume, has been abandoned by ..."
2. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1922)
"Lithocarpus is intermediate between the Oaks and the Chestnuts, and, with the
exception of one ... Lithocarpus densiflora Rehd. Tan Bark Oak. Chestnut Oak. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Lithocarpus (literally stone fruit). ... Of Lithocarpus the following species
are known to be in cult: densiflora, Rehd. ..."
4. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1908)
"Vidal placed the species in the section Lithocarpus, hut it appears properly to
belong in the section ..."
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