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Definition of Cryptocoryne
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia.
Group relationships: Genus Cryptocoryne
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Plant, Hydrophyte, Hydrophytic Plant, Water Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryptocoryne
Literary usage of Cryptocoryne
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel (1905)
"cryptocoryne ciliata. Amongst Monocotyledones analogous phenomena ' Karsten, (jt^cr
die Mangrove-Vegetation im malayischen Archipel, in Bibliotheca botanica ..."
2. Pharmacographia Indica: A History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin by William Dymock (1893)
"In the cryptocoryne the annulations are not so frequent, and the drug is more
slender than in the ..."
3. A General System of Botany Descriptive and Analytical: In Two Parts by Emmanuel Le Maout, Joseph Decaisne, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1876)
"E.—Spadix included and jointed to the spathe by its top (cryptocoryne), or
projecting and free ... cryptocoryne. ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"LHB GEORGE V. NASH, t cryptocoryne (Greek-made name, referring to the spadix
being inclosed or hidden in the spatne). Syn. ..."
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