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Definition of Genus Carpenteria
1. Noun. One species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae.
Group relationships: Family Hydrangeaceae, Hydrangea Family, Hydrangeaceae
Member holonyms: Carpenteria, Carpenteria Californica
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Carpenteria
Literary usage of Genus Carpenteria
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1858)
"The existence of these spicula shows that the genus Carpenteria, and probably
all the group, forms the passage between the Porifera and ..."
2. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1878)
"P. balani/orme is identical with the genus Carpenteria of Gray, which is not a
connecting link between ..."
3. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1867)
"... and alludes to the genus Carpenteria, a Foraminifera which exhibits spicules
as further illustrating their relationship—Cliona celata, ..."