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Definition of Genus Flacourtia
1. Noun. Often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Flacourtiaceae, Flacourtia Family, Flacourtiaceae
Member holonyms: Batoko Palm, Flacourtia Indica, Governor Plum, Governor's Plum, Madagascar Plum, Ramontchi
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Flacourtia
Literary usage of Genus Flacourtia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1868)
"Many of the species, particularly of the genus Flacourtia, produce pleasant,
sweet, or subacid fruits. ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Many of the species, particularly of the genus Flacourtia, produce pleasant,
sweet, or subacid fruits. ..."
3. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1880)
"Many of the species, particularly of the genus flacourtia, produce pleasant,
sweet, or subacid fruits. Flacourtia inermis is much esteemed and cultivated in ..."