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Definition of Genus Calluna
1. Noun. One species.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Broom, Calluna Vulgaris, Heather, Ling, Scots Heather
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Calluna
Literary usage of Genus Calluna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... to the closely alh'ed genus Calluna. The next most impor- tant croup of
cultivated "heaths is Epacris, which, however, belongs to a different family. ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"The genus Calluna has been separated from Erica, chiefly on account of differences
in the capsule, and of the presence of four bracts resembling an outer ..."
3. Chambers' Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1874)
"The genus Calluna has been separated from Erica, chiefly on account of differences
in tbe capsule, and of the presence of four bracts resembling an outer ..."
4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"The Heath or heather of English literature and history belongs to the closely
allied genus Calluna. The next most important group of cultivated "Heaths" is ..."
5. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1839)
"... with the habit of Erica, or rather of the European genus Calluna (heather or
ling), with which it agrees in the dehiscence of the anthers. ..."
6. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1866)
"One thing is certain, that botanists would do well to look more closely at the
genus Calluna than they have done, and not assume that it is only composed of ..."
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