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Definition of Agrostemma
1. Noun. A caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Agrostemma Githago, Corn Campion, Corn Cockle, Crown-of-the-field
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agrostemma
Literary usage of Agrostemma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"The name of agrostemma is from two Greek words, signifying a field crown.
1.—agrostemma CORONARIA, Lin. THE COMMON ROSE CAMPION. ..."
2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1865)
"THE old and well-known agrostemma, or Rose of Heaven (A. rosea) is familiar as
one of our common annuals, forming a dwarf tufted bush, and blooming all ..."
3. Plants of the Holy Land: With Their Fruits and Flowers, Beautifully by Henry Stafford Osborn (1861)
"... Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley," evidently
refers us to the cockle, or agrostemma coronaria, which even at present is ..."
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