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Definition of Sphacele
1. Noun. A dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Lepechinia Calycina, Pitcher Sage, Sphacele Calycina
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphacele
Literary usage of Sphacele
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers by Bertha Marguerite Rice, Roland Rice (1920)
"Wood Balm Sphacele calycina (Mint Family) By Bertha M. Rice There is a quaint
... Sphacele is from the Greek, meaning "sage," as the plants have sage-like ..."
2. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed: In which the Most by John Sims (1830)
"( Nat. Ord. — LABIATE. ) Generic Character. Sphacele. Benth. ... 1289. Specific
Character and Synonyms. Sphacele Lindleyi. Benth. in Bot. Reg. I. c. ..."
3. Boerhaave's Aphorisms: Concerning the Knowledge and Cure of Diseases by Herman Boerhaave, J. Delacoste (1715)
"... under the Fat of the General Integuments all over the Body, whereas a Sphacele
penetrates every thing to the. very Bones j this is generally a ..."
4. A Phytogeographic and Taxonomic Study of the Southern California Trees and by Le Roy Abrams (1910)
"Sphacele calycina Wallacei A. Gray, Syn. Fl. 2, pt. 1: 365. 1878. Type locality: "In
canyons of the south side of Santa Cruz Island. ..."
5. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Sphacele. Labiatae. From Greek, "sage like". Strong-scented shrubs, warmer regions
of New World; 2 in western US 1888. ..."
6. Zoe: A Biological Journal by Townshend Stith Brandegee, Katharine Layne Brandegee (1908)
"... Eupatorium, Sphacele, Gilia, ferns, etc., growing amongst them. Although most
of the vegetation, especially that of the lower elevations, blooms during ..."
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