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Definition of Genus Abelia
1. Noun. Chiefly east Asian shrubs.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caprifoliaceae, Family Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family
Member holonyms: Abelia
Group relationships: Caprifoliaceae, Family Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family
Member holonyms: Abelia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Abelia
Literary usage of Genus Abelia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1848)
"The genus ABELIA consists of small weak-growing but pretty shrubs, bearing long
tubular flowers, like those of the Honeysuckle (Caprifolium). ..."
2. The Florist and Garden Miscellany (1850)
"... when shut up in a room with it, its fragrance is too powerful to be agreeable.
SA ABELIA FLORIBUNDA. THE genus Abelia belongs to the Natural Order of ..."
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