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Definition of Parochetus
1. Noun. One species: shamrock pea.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Parochetus Communis, Shamrock Pea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parochetus
Literary usage of Parochetus
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)
"... distinctly differentiated sacs have been demonstrated only in Parochetus ;
and in the Tribe Vicieae they are altogether wanting. To the synopsis on p. ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"Parochetus communis, Ham. Cynometra, probably new species. Alchemilla, near A.
argyrophylla, Oliv. ..."
3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"It is desirable for hanging-baskets, pots and rockeries, and is said to bloom
the year round. Parochetus is a genus of one species. ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"See Dyer's "Folk-Lore of Plants." д\г jj SHAMROCK, INDIAN. Л name found in some
English books for the Trillium. SHAMROCK PEA. Parochetus communia. ..."
5. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1844)
"Parochetus maculatus, the subject of article thirty-four, is a pretty species of
a Papilionaceous genus founded by Buchanan Hamilton, and described in Don's ..."