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Definition of Corylopsis
1. Noun. Small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia.
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Family Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Witch-hazel Family
Member holonyms: Flowering Hazel, Winter Hazel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corylopsis
Literary usage of Corylopsis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"Spiked corylopsis. species in cultivation from Japan, neither growing over 4 feet
high. ... SPIKED corylopsis (323) — corylopsis spicata. Myrtus communis. ..."
2. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1899)
"corylopsis spicata S. et Z. unterscheidet sich durch viel grössere. 7—1o cm lange,
herzförmig-rundliche Blätter, die wenig zugespitzt, unterseits graugrün ..."
3. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Angus Duncan Webster (1908)
"corylopsis HIMALAYANA.—E. Himalayas, 1879. This is a stronger growing species
than C. pauciflora or C. spicata, with large leaves averaging 4 inches long, ..."
4. The Book of Shrubs by George Gordon (1903)
"corylopsis.—A small group of shrubs of medium growth, valuable for the early ...
corylopsis himalayana is as indicated by its specific name a native of the ..."
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