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Definition of Subularia
1. Noun. Small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Awlwort, Subularia Aquatica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subularia
Literary usage of Subularia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Subularia. Linn.—Awl-wort. (From the Latin subula, an awl; the leaves being
subulate, or awl-shaped. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1918)
"Single shells are particularly inconclusive in this family, as there is nothing
to definitely mark the adult stage. Subularia distorta (Pease). Fig. 13c, d. ..."
3. Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century.: Consisting by John Nichols (1817)
"1 hope the Subularia has, or will flower with you this Summer. ... I would
willingly have had a cut of the Subularia in it, in it« perfection. ..."
4. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Subularia L. Sp. PI. 642. 1753. Small annual aquatic submerged herbs, with basal
linear subulate leaves, and minute racemose white flowers. ..."
5. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Subularia L. Sp. Pl. 642. 1753. Small annual aquatic submerged herbs, with basal
linear subulate leaves, and minute racemose white flowers. ..."
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