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Definition of Genus Cabomba
1. Noun. Alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants.
Generic synonyms: Magnoliid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cabombaceae, Subfamily Cabombaceae, Water-shield Family
Member holonyms: Cabomba Caroliniana, Fanwort, Water-shield
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cabomba
Literary usage of Genus Cabomba
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Icones Plantarum: Or Figures, with Brief Descriptive Characters and Remarks ...by William Jackson Hooker by William Jackson Hooker (1844)
"A careful examination and consideration of the flowers of the four species of
which the genus Cabomba now consists, have led me to an opinion somewhat at ..."
2. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1896)
"Finely-cut leaves occur only in the genus Cabomba, the greater number of which
are submerged even in the adult state of the plant. ..."
3. Strasburger's Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger, Hans Fitting (1921)
"superior and the small petals bear nectaries ; the conspicuous calyx renders the
flower attractive. In the American genus Cabomba (Fig. ..."
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