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Definition of Fremontodendron
1. Noun. Flannelbush.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Sterculiaceae, Sterculia Family, Sterculiaceae
Member holonyms: California Beauty, Flannel Bush, Flannelbush
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fremontodendron
Literary usage of Fremontodendron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of the Trees of North America (exclusive of Mexico) by Charles Sprague Sargent (1905)
"fremontodendron, Cov. , A tree or shrub, with stellate pubescence and naked buds.
... fremontodendron, named in honor of John C. Fremont, the distinguished ..."
2. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth, United States..Forest Service. (1908)
"One genus only, the following, belongs to this country. fremontodendron. ...
The commonest field name of fremontodendron ..."
3. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"fremontodendron CALIFORNICUM (Torrey) Coville. FREMONT TREE; FREMONTIA. This tree
was found in the Jamul Valley, between El Nido and Dulzura, California. ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"... hirsute, dehiscent caps, with FREMONTIA (after John Charles Fremont, distinguished
western explorer, who discovered it in 1846). Syn. fremontodendron. ..."