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Definition of Genus Lyonia
1. Noun. Evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya.
Exact synonyms: Lyonia
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Lyonia Mariana, Stagger Bush, Staggerbush, He-huckleberry, Lyonia Ligustrina, Male Berry, Maleberry, Privet Andromeda, Fetter Bush, Fetterbush, Lyonia Lucida, Shiny Lyonia
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Ericaceae, Family Ericaceae, Heath Family
Member holonyms: Lyonia Mariana, Stagger Bush, Staggerbush, He-huckleberry, Lyonia Ligustrina, Male Berry, Maleberry, Privet Andromeda, Fetter Bush, Fetterbush, Lyonia Lucida, Shiny Lyonia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Lyonia
Literary usage of Genus Lyonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Botanists of Philadelphia and Their Work by John William Harshberger (1899)
"A number of species of Andromeda were formed by Thomas Nuttall into the genus
Lyonia, which commemorates "the name of the late Mr. John Lyon, ..."
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