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Definition of Boykinia

1. Noun. Genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boykinia

Literary usage of Boykinia

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

1. The Canadian Record of Science by Natural History Society of Montreal (1896)
"190) adopts Nuttall's specific name, but describes boykinia occidentalis. ... The leaves of boykinia occidentalis are " thin—membranaceous ..."

2. California Redwood Park, Sometimes Called Sempervirens Park: An Appreciation by Arthur Adelbert Taylor (1912)
"Of all the flowers that fringe the stream none are more at home than the western boykinia (boykinia elata). The long slender stems clothed with rusty ..."

3. Scientific Papers of Asa Gray by Asa Gray (1889)
"The boykinia aconitifolia, I may remark, would be a very desirable plant in cultivation, and might be expected to endure the winter of New York and ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1873)
"boykinia occidentalis and elata. Mitella nuda. ... (Itea spp.) (Hydrangea, many spp.) Astilbe Thunbergii and spp. (boykinia ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1873)
"boykinia aconitifolia. Mitella nuda. „ diphylla. Tiarella cordifolia. Penthorum sedoides. ... (Hydrangea, many spp.) Astilbe Thunbergii and spp. (boykinia ? ..."

6. The London Journal of Botany by William Jackson Hooker (1842)
"The boykinia aconitifolia, I may remark, would be a very desirable plant in cultivation, and might be expected to endure the winter of New York or ..."

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