Definition of Aesculus

1. Noun. Deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Aesculus

Aepyorniformes
Aequian
Aer
Aerobacter
Aerobacter aerogenes
Aerococcus
Aeroflot
Aeromonas hydrophilia lipase-acyltransferase
Aertel
Aertex
Aeschylean
Aeschylus
Aeschynanthus radicans
Aesculapian
Aesculapius
Aesculus
Aesculus hippocastanum
Aesir
Aesop
Aesop's fables
Aesopian
Aesops
Aethionema
Aethusa
Aethusa cynapium
Aetobatus
Aetobatus narinari
Aetolia
AfPak
Afade

Literary usage of Aesculus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plant Life of Alabama: An Account of the Distribution, Modes of Association by Charles Mohr (1901)
"Type locality : "Hab. in Carolina, Brasilia." Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. aesculus parviflora Walt. Fl. Car. 128. 1788. ..."

2. The Silva of California by Willis Linn Jepson (1910)
"... no stipules, and irregular flowers. Ovary superior, 3-celled with 2 ovules in each cell, commonly but one ovule maturing. Endosperm none. 1. aesculus L. ..."

3. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh (1922)
"Bark graft of aesculus, with adventitious buds. stores up less reserve plastic material, since the part of the cross section on the end surface of the stock ..."

4. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"aesculus glabra Willd. Enum. 405. 1809. A tree, with maximum height of about 75° and ... Iowa. Similar to the preceding species, but apparently 4. aesculus ..."

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