Definition of Pogonophora

1. Noun. Beard worms.

Exact synonyms: Phylum Pogonophora
Group relationships: Animal Kingdom, Animalia, Kingdom Animalia
Member holonyms: Beard Worm, Pogonophoran
Generic synonyms: Phylum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pogonophora

Poe's law
Poean
Poeciliidae
Poecilocapsus
Poecilocapsus lineatus
Poecilogale
Poecilogale albinucha
Poephila
Poephila castanotis
Poesque
Poet Laureate
Poetic Edda
Pogonia divaricata
Pogonia rosea
Pogonomyrmex
Pogonophora (current term)
Pogostemon
Pogostemon cablin
Pogradec
Pohnpeian
Pohorje
Poincaré conjecture
Poincaré disk
Poincaré disks
Poincaré space
Poinciana gilliesii
Poinciana pulcherrima
Poinciana regia
Poindexter
Poindexters

Literary usage of Pogonophora

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)
"... Pogonophora. Pitting of the vessel-wall in contact with parenchyma : I. Bordered pits only ... and Pogonophora ..."

2. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by William Jackson Hooker (1854)
"Pogonophora, gen. nov. ... but the ovules are constantly solitary in each cell. Cliar. Gen. Pogonophora, Miers, MS. ..."

3. A General System of Botany Descriptive and Analytical: In Two Parts by Emmanuel Le Maout, Joseph Decaisne, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1876)
"Stamens inserted around a rudimentary ovary. Stamens equalling tbe sepals, or if more the outer opposite the sepals. Pogonophora ..."

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