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Definition of Genus Echinacea
1. Noun. Small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Coneflower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Echinacea
Literary usage of Genus Echinacea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1900)
"... genus Echinacea. E. purpurea was described with " ligules very long, dependent,
the apex acute, i Bot. Gaz. xxv. ..."
2. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1900)
"[Moench has denominated this genus Echinacea, from the hedgehog- like appearance
of the palese; but whether his genus be earlier or later than those cited ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"... referred to its rarity within his memory in the vicinity of New York City,
and to the recently discovered medical value of the related genus Echinacea. ..."
4. List of Herbaceous Perennials Tested in the Arboretum and Botanic Garden by William Tyrrell Macoun (1908)
"Most of the species increase rapidly and are easily propagated by division.
The genus Echinacea is closely allied to the ..."
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