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Definition of Poncirus trifoliata
1. Noun. Small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
Group relationships: Genus Poncirus, Poncirus
Generic synonyms: Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Poncirus Trifoliata
Literary usage of Poncirus trifoliata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"A possible exception is Poncirus trifoliata. ... Of the hybrids, those having
Poncirus trifoliata as one parent are susceptible; citrange hybrids, ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"Poncirus trifoliata (hardy orange). Almost evergreen South; deciduous in its
northern range. Spiny. Good for defensive hedges from 3 to 10 feet high. ..."
3. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1920)
"... or trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata). These species are not composed of
stable, uniform groups of individuals but are exceedingly variable, ..."
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