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Definition of Sparaxis
1. Noun. Deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa.
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Iridaceae, Iridaceae, Iris Family
Member holonyms: Sparaxis Tricolor, Wandflower
Definition of Sparaxis
1. Noun. Any of several deciduous perennial herbs, of the genus ''Sparaxis'', from South Africa ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sparaxis
1. a S. African plant [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparaxis
Literary usage of Sparaxis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"About 3 species, Cape Colony, S. Afr. Sparaxis is a group of ... Sparaxis is
essentially distinguished from Ixia and other allied genera by the ..."
2. Bulb Gardening by Mary Hampden (1922)
"The Sparaxis is a plant that is often spoken and written of ignorantly, the fact
being ignored that the type species, Sparaxis pulcherrima, is a very tall ..."
3. Bulbs and Tuberous-rooted Plants: Their History, Description, Methods of by Charles Linnaeus Allen (1893)
"... a place in the greenhouse and window SPREKELIA. See Page 22. STAR-GRASS.
See Hypoxis, Page 158. STAR OF BETHLEHEM. See Ornithogalum, Page Sparaxis. 246. ..."
4. Garden and Farm Topics / by Peter Henderson by Peter Henderson (1884)
"Sparaxis, (Sparaxis.) THIS genus is fast rising in the estimation of both the
florist and the gardener. Varieties, very pleasing in color, are annually ..."
5. Garden and Farm Topics / by Peter Henderson by Peter Henderson (1884)
"Sparaxis, (Sparaxis.) THIS genus is fast rising in the estimation of both the
florist and the gardener. Varieties, very pleasing in color, are annually ..."
6. The Annals of Horticulture (1849)
"Sparaxis bulbifera (bulb-hearing Sparaxis). —This has violet-coloured flowers,
... (starry Sparaxis).—The flowers are purple, in June ; grows one foot high, ..."
7. Journal of Science and the Arts by Royal Institution of Great Britain (1817)
"Sparaxis grandiflora. HK Ixia grandiflora. 139. i° Sparaxis grandiflora. HK A
species which had been confounded with the vernus of these parts of Europe. ..."
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