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Definition of Genus Codiaeum
1. Noun. Evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Euphorbiaceae, Family Euphorbiaceae, Spurge Family
Member holonyms: Codiaeum Variegatum, Croton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Codiaeum
Literary usage of Genus Codiaeum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"The showy genus Codiaeum, commonly known as crotons, also belongs to the spurge
family. Members of the cactus family, represented by several genera, ..."
2. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries (1904)
"... by its occurrence as a varietal mark in one of our most ordinary cultivated
plants. It is the group known as Croton, belonging to the genus Codiaeum. ..."
3. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation: Lectures Delivered at the by Hugo de Vries (1905)
"... by its occurrence as a varietal mark in one of our most ordinary cultivated
plants. It is the group known as Croton, belonging to the genus Codiaeum. ..."
4. Botanical Guide Through the Phipps Conservatories in Pittsburg and Allegheny by Gustave Guttenberg (1894)
"... the closely allied genus Codiaeum. Still as Croton is the name used by the
florists as well as by nearly all other people except botanists, ..."
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