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Definition of Castanospermum
1. Noun. A rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut.
Exact synonyms: Genus Castanospermum
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Australian Chestnut, Moreton Bay Chestnut
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Australian Chestnut, Moreton Bay Chestnut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Castanospermum
Literary usage of Castanospermum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller, Kate Grace Barber Winton (1916)
"The seed of castanospermum Australe Cunn. are used to some extent in New South
Wales for the production of starch. Microscopic Characters. ..."
2. Erromanga, the Martyr Isle by H. A. Robertson, John Fraser (1902)
"... Tephrosia, castanospermum, Entada, etc. The genera Ca-sal- pinia and Acacia
are also represented, as well as one or more genera allied to the latter. ..."
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