Definition of Chamaedaphne

1. Noun. One species: leatherleaf.

Exact synonyms: Genus Chamaedaphne
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Chamaedaphne Calyculata, Leatherleaf

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chamaedaphne

Challis
Chalon
Chalons
Chalons-sur-Marne
Chalybean
Chamaea
Chamaea fasciata
Chamaecrista
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Chamaecyparis thyoides
Chamaecytisus
Chamaecytisus palmensis
Chamaedaphne
Chamaedaphne calyculata
Chamaeleo
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Chamaeleo oweni
Chamaeleon
Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleontidae
Chamaemelum
Chamaemelum nobilis
Chamberlain procedure
Chamberlen forceps
Chambers
Chambertin
Chambéry

Literary usage of Chamaedaphne

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

1. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1909)
"The ground cover is of sphagnum overgrown with Rubus hispidus. chamaedaphne calyculata, Rhodora canadensis, Ledum groenlandicum, Kalmia augustifolia, ..."

2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"chamaedaphne Moench. (Cassandra Don.) LEATHER-LEAF. chamaedaphne CALYCULATA (L.) Moench. (Cassandra calyculata Don.) Frequent in sphagnum marshes throughout ..."

3. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1917)
"chamaedaphne is by far the commonest shrub, and about 75 per cent of the shrubs are of the Ericales. Herbs are numerous, especially in the wetter portions, ..."

4. Contributions by Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1922)
"... and also the water from under a tussock of sphagnum amongst roots of chamaedaphne and cranberry, which appears to be a later stage than the sedge, ..."

5. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"A sandy moist loam is best for garden conditions, although the plant thrives in wet boggy land and is a good subject for waterside planting. chamaedaphne ..."

6. Peat Deposits of Ohio: Their Origin, Formation and Uses by Alfred Paul Dachnowski-Stokes (1912)
"If the numbers of such invaders as leather leaf (chamaedaphne ... chamaedaphne calyculata Association.—The leather-leaf heath bogs are of frequent ..."

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