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Definition of Physaria
1. Noun. Small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Bladderpod
Lexicographical Neighbors of Physaria
Literary usage of Physaria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Physaria A. Gray, Gen. Ill. i: 162. 1848. ... About 6 species, natives of western
North America, the following typical. i. Physaria ..."
2. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter (1909)
"Physaria floribunda Rydb. I. c. Densely tufted, the numerous stems and leaves
suberect, 15-25 crn. high: radical leaves oblanceolate or spatulate, ..."
3. Pamphlets on Forestry in Washington (1906)
"Physaria. 1. Physaria geyeri (Hook.) A. Gray, Gen. 111. 1: 162. 1848. ... and this
is perhaps the basis for the inclusion of Physaria ..."
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