Definition of Boronia

1. Noun. Any of several aromatic herbs, of the genus ''Boronia'', used in perfumery ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Boronia

1. an Australian shrub [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boronia

boron group
boron neutron capture therapy
boron nitride
boron oxide
boron phosphate
boron tree
boron tribromide
boron trichloride
boron trifluoride
boron triiodide
boron trioxide
boronate
boronated
boronates
boronation
boronia (current term)
boronias
boronic
boronic acid
boronic acids
boronisation
boronolectin
boronolectins
borons
boroscope
boroscopes
borosilicate
borosilicates
borosulfate

Literary usage of Boronia

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

1. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London by Linnean Society of London (1807)
"X. Characters of three new Species of boronia. ... The essential generic character of boronia, consisting in the anthers being situated each on a peculiar ..."

2. Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Greenouse Plants / by by Loundon (Jane) (1848)
"THE SAW-LEAVED boronia. ENGRAVINGS.—Bot. Reg, t. 842 ; Lodd. Dot. ... For many years the boronia pinnata was the only species of the genus known in this ..."

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