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Definition of Fouquieria

1. Noun. Resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fouquieria

Literary usage of Fouquieria

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

1. Guide to the Materials for American History in Roman and Other Italian Archives by Carl Russell Fish (1911)
"fouquieria-OPUNTIA, fouquieria-CARNEGIEA, AND fouquieria- ECHINOCACTUS. A large number of cuttings of fouquieria, both fresh and regenerated, were inserted ..."

2. Studies in Plant and Organic Chemistry: And Literary Papers by Helen Cecilia De Silver Abbott Michael (1907)
"Upon the table-lands many plants grow not to be found in the more fertile valleys; among these is fouquieria, a tree locally known by its Mexican name ..."

3. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1885)
"IN the published proceedings of the Mexican Boundary Survey of 1859, conducted by General William H. Emory, are found numerous references to fouquieria ..."

4. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1902)
"Diagram of longitudinal section through petiole of fouquieria sf lindens. ... Diagram of transverse section through petiole of fouquieria splendens, ..."

5. The Physiology of Stomata by Francis Ernest Lloyd (1908)
"The depth of the fouquieria pore-tube is from 9 to 15 micra; ... 3), the diffusion capacity of the stomata of fouquieria is certainly not inferior to that ..."

6. The Vegetation of a Desert Mountain Range as Conditioned by Climatic Factors by Forrest Shreve (1915)
"The winter rains cause foliation in Parkinsonia and fouquieria, ... Neither do they initiate growth in Parkinsonia, fouquieria, nor any of the cacti. ..."

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