Definition of Genus Eriophyllum

1. Noun. Genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America.

Exact synonyms: Eriophyllum
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Woolly Sunflower

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Eriophyllum

genus Eranthis
genus Ercilla
genus Erechtites
genus Erethizon
genus Eretmochelys
genus Erianthus
genus Erica
genus Erigeron
genus Erignathus
genus Erinaceus
genus Eriobotrya
genus Eriocaulon
genus Eriodictyon
genus Eriogonum
genus Eriophorum
genus Eriophyllum (current term)
genus Eriosoma
genus Erithacus
genus Erodium
genus Erolia
genus Eruca
genus Erwinia
genus Eryngium
genus Erysimum
genus Erysiphe
genus Erythrina
genus Erythrocebus
genus Erythronium
genus Erythroxylon
genus Erythroxylum

Literary usage of Genus Eriophyllum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Memoirs by American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Southern California Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences (1849)
"... typical section of the genus, which is to be distinguished from the section (rather than genus) Eriophyllum, Lag. by the loosely campanulate involucre, ..."

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