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Definition of Genus Mangifera
1. Noun. Tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Anacardiaceae, Family Anacardiaceae, Sumac Family
Member holonyms: Mangifera Indica, Mango, Mango Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Mangifera
Literary usage of Genus Mangifera
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"About forty species of the genus Mangifera are recognized by botanists, most of
them coming from the Malayan region. Several are cultivated for their fruits ..."
2. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1916)
"One hundred and thirty pesos to P150 per M. Genus MANGIFERA. A genus of six or
more species, of which by far the best known is the mango (Mangifera indica ..."
3. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1856)
"At the time of his death he was engaged in drawing up an illustrated monograph
of the genus Mangifera, which, it is hoped, will be in such a state as to ..."
4. The Student's Reference Work: A Cyclopaedia for Teachers, Students, and Families by Chandler Belden Beach, Graeme Mercer Adam (1901)
"Man'go, a fruit of the genus Mangifera, which contains 27 species of tropical
Asiatic trees. M. Indica yields the common mango and is cultivated throughout ..."
5. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1856)
"At the time of his death he was engaged in drawing up an illustrated monograph
of the genus Mangifera, which, it is hoped, will be in such a state as to ..."
6. The Mango: Its Culture and Varieties by G. Marshall Woodrow (1904)
"THE Mango is an errant member of a family whose home is in Malaya; including the
Mango and its near relations, eleven species of the genus Mangifera grow in ..."
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