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Definition of Genus Draba
1. Noun. Large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and Arctic regions.
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Draba
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Draba
Literary usage of Genus Draba
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pittonia by Edward Lee Greene (1905)
"... Droba of that author is the type which, according to the law of priority
should, along with ita true congeners, constitute the genus DRABA. ..."
2. Synoptical Flora of North America by Asa Gray, Sereno Watson (1897)
"There can lie little doubt, however, that Dr. Gray's earlier disposition of the
plant in the genus Draba was the more accurate. The microscopic structure of ..."
3. Alpine Flowers for English Gardens by William Robinson (1870)
"Amongst the spring-flowering alpines, the genus Draba must always take an important
position. In addition to the brilliant golden colour of the flowers of ..."
4. The Farmer's Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Technical Terms Recently by Daniel Pereira Gardner (1854)
"... genus Draba : cruciferous plants, some of which are ornamental. WHORL.
In botany, an arrangement of leaves or other organs around the stem, ..."
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