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Definition of Genus Hedera
1. Noun. Old World woody vines.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Araliaceae, Family Araliaceae, Ivy Family
Member holonyms: Common Ivy, English Ivy, Hedera Helix, Ivy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hedera
Literary usage of Genus Hedera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The fort of Ivry figured conspicuously during the siege of Paris in 1870-'71.
IVY, a common name, from the Anglo- Saxon, for species of the genus hedera ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1914)
"The genus Hedera Linne with only three existing species of Europe, Asia and Africa
has numerous and well-defined fossil forms.47 No less than fifteen have ..."
3. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1864)
"... and make up the genus Hedera, as now circumscribed, and whether one or two
species are indigenous to the British Islands are still open questions. ..."
4. Forestry and Forest Products: Prize Essays of the Edinburgh International by Hugh Robert Mill, John Rattray (1885)
"This tree can be obtained from cuttings in the open. It is a native of the British
Isles. THE IVY—genus Hedera, ..."
5. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The well-known English ivy (genus Hedera) is perhaps the most familiar representative.
Of the five native species of aralia the ..."
6. The Ivy, a Monograph: Comprising the History, Uses, Characteristics, and by Shirley Hibberd (1872)
"... and make up the genus Hedera, as now circumscribed, and whether one or two
species are indigenous to the British Islands, are still open questions. ..."
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