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Definition of Genus Maranta
1. Noun. Herbs of tropical America.
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Arrowroot Family, Family Marantaceae, Marantaceae
Member holonyms: Maranta
Group relationships: Arrowroot Family, Family Marantaceae, Marantaceae
Member holonyms: Maranta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Maranta
Literary usage of Genus Maranta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"It is extracted from the underground parts of various tropical plants, especially
of the genus Maranta of the family ..."
2. A Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Science: A Guide for the Pharmaceutist by Hiram V. Sweringen (1882)
"... The order of plants to which the genus Maranta belongs. MARASCHINO. A delicate
spirit distilled from cherries. MARBLE. ..."
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