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Definition of Genus Cirsium
1. Noun. Plume thistles.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Plume Thistle, Plumed Thistle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cirsium
Literary usage of Genus Cirsium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"... large bracted heads of yellow flowers. Native of Europe, scarcely naturalized
southwards. The genus Cirsium, is included in the genus by some botanists. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Londonby Royal Society (Great Britain) by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1892)
"He graduated at Zurich in 1840 with a botanical dissertation, the subject of
which •was the Swiss species of the genus Cirsium. Within a short time of his ..."
3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"... in support of this supposition is derived from experiments made in connection
with the crossing of various composites of the Thistle genus (Cirsium). ..."
4. Notes of a Military Reconnoissance from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to by William Hemsley Emory (1848)
"... slightly cleft corolla tube, and in several other characters, so that it should
perhaps form the type of a distinct genus. Cirsium undulatum, Spreng. ..."
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