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Definition of Genus Conocarpus
1. Noun. Monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree.
Exact synonyms: Conocarpus
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Combretaceae, Combretum Family, Family Combretaceae
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Combretaceae, Combretum Family, Family Combretaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Conocarpus
Literary usage of Genus Conocarpus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1847)
"... a tree totally distinct from the white mangrove, which belongs to the genus
Conocarpus. The shade of these trees affords harbour during the day to ..."
2. Professional Paper by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1919)
"The genus Conocarpus has been detected by the writer in the undescribed Eocene
flora of the Wilcox group of the Mississippi embay - ment area, and a typical ..."