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Definition of Alsophila
1. Noun. Geometrid moths.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Geometridae, Geometridae
Member holonyms: Alsophila Pometaria, Fall Cankerworm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alsophila
Literary usage of Alsophila
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Eberhard Goebel (1905)
"So soon, however, as a short dry period begins the numerous ripe sporangia shoot
out their spores in all the greater number. alsophila. ..."
2. Comparative Anatomy of the Vegetative Organs of the Phanerogams and Ferns by Anton Bary (1884)
"alsophila, sclerenchyma,4 28, 429; sieve-tubes, 181 ; vascular system, 286, 291,
312. alsophila aculeata, 312. alsophila áspera, hair-structures, 64. ..."
3. Ferns in Their Homes and Ours by John Robinson (1878)
"Among the former are alsophila australis, Br., S. America. ... alsophila armata,
Presl, Tropical America. alsophila glabra, Hk. (gigantea of some authors), ..."