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Definition of Nicandra
1. Noun. Sturdy annual of Peru.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Apple Of Peru, Nicandra Physaloides, Shoo Fly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicandra
Literary usage of Nicandra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Nicandra. (In honor of Nicander, an ancient Greek physician.) Calyx 5-parted,
5-angled, ... Nicandra. ** Fruit a capsule. 4. NICOTIANA. Linn— Tobacco. ..."
2. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"Whether this column-like female figure in long robes represents the lady Nicandra
herself, or the goddess Artemis, we do not know; but it is very probable ..."
3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1849)
"On account of the structure of its seed I have placed it for the present next
Nicandra, but its exact position cannot be known until we are acquainted with ..."
4. Antique Gems: Their Origin, Uses, and Value as Interpreters of Ancient by Charles William King (1860)
"338 Mithraic Talisman of Nicandra. Green Jasper. A gryphon supporting a wheel —a
common attribute of Sol—stands upon a column, to which a figure is fastened ..."
5. Illustrations of South American Plants by John Miers (1857)
"On account of the structure of its seed I have placed it for the present next
Nicandra, but its exact position cannot be known until we are acquainted with ..."
6. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Francis Wall Oliver, Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Marian (Balfour) Busk (1895)
"But that more pronounced movements of inflection do occur for the purpose of
effecting autogamy, is shown by the case of Nicandra, a plant belonging to the ..."
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