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Definition of Oxandra
1. Noun. Genus of tropical trees.
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Annonaceae, Custard-apple Family, Family Annonaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxandra
Literary usage of Oxandra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"See Oxandra laurifolia. A tree from the interior of the island; height, 30 to 35
feet; ... Haya bianca. See Oxandra laurifolia. Haya prieta. See Oxandra ..."
2. Forests of Porto Rico: Past, Present, and Future and Their Physical and by Louis Sutliffe Murphy (1916)
"Pith rays narrow, scarcely visible to the unaided eye. 19. Oxandra ... It is used
largely for the same purposes as the true lancewood (Oxandra ..."
3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1907)
"The greatest number of individuals is found in Calyptranthes and Oxandra, with
certainly other arboreal species coming very close to them. ..."
4. Publication by Field Columbian Museum (1902)
"ANONA RETICULATA L. " Custard Apple." Commonly cultivated for its fruit. West end.
June (453, Mrs. R. 434). Eggers Fl. 6. 316. [Oxandra laurifolia Rich. ..."
5. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1816)
"... of the French Institute, was read, containing a description of two new species
of American plants, the xylopia sericea and oxandra lauri- ..."
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