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Definition of Blolly
1. Noun. Evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries.
Group relationships: Chiococca, Genus Chiococca
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Blolly
1. n. A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West Indies (Pisonia obtusata) with smooth oval leaves and a hard, 10-ribbed fruit.
Definition of Blolly
1. Noun. A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West Indies, with smooth oval leaves and a hard, ten-ribbed fruit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blolly
Literary usage of Blolly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis: A Treatise on the Properties, Modes of by Alfred Henry Allen (1911)
"The greater part of American turpentine is obtained from the "longleaf" pine (Pinus
australis). The "lo"blolly" or "oldfield" pine (P. ..."
2. The Bermuda Islands: An Account of Their Scenery, Climate, Productions by Addison Emery Verrill (1902)
"... also on the shore cliffs. Fourteen are trees and shrubs, viz.:— Chiococca
racemosa. " blolly " ; " Snowberry ; David's Root." Flowers white or yellow. ..."
3. The Everglades and Other Essays Relating to Southern Florida by John Clayton Gifford (1912)
"FOUR-O'CLOCK FAMILY. Pisonia obtusata. blolly. Sea beaches and shores of brackish
lagoons. Tropical Florida. ..."
4. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"NAMES IN USE.—Pigeon wood (Fla.); Beef wood (Pla.); Cork-wood (Fla.); Pork-wood (Fla.);
blolly (Fla.). Family MAX3^OLI^LCE-/E. MAGNOLIA Linn. ..."
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