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Definition of Arabises
1. arabis [n] - See also: arabis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arabises
Literary usage of Arabises
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1879)
"When arabises ... In making these, as in arabises, a good length of stem should
be inserted in the ground. ..."
2. The Wild Garden: Or the Naturalization and Natural Grouping of Hardy Exotic by William Robinson, Alfred Parsons (1903)
"... and arabises in any position where the vegetation is very dwarf, or in rocky
bare places. There are several species and varieties, all almost equally ..."
3. The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt. by Sir Walter Raleigh, William Oldys, Thomas Birch (1829)
"That it doth properly belong to Arabia, the name of Jetur, Ismael's son, whose
issue settled in the arabises, may in part give witness. ..."
4. The Well-considered Garden by Francis King, Louisa Yeomans King (1915)
"... arabises do quite as well in this country as in England, and, I believe, nearly
all tulips and daffodils. These are the flowers most important in the ..."
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