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Definition of Genus Medicago
1. Noun. A genus of herbs that resemble clover.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus, Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Medic, Medick, Trefoil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Medicago
Literary usage of Genus Medicago
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1908)
"THE TYPE OF THE genus Medicago. The generic name Medicago as used by Linnaeus,
when typified according to the accepted rules of nomenclature, ..."
2. Agricultural Botany, Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1913)
"Genus Trifolium (Clovers). Faded corolla drops away from the fruit; legumes curved
or spirally twisted. genus Medicago (Lucerne and Yellow Trefoil), ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The medics are plants of the genus Medicago, some fifty in number, some of which
are grown for forage. With the exception of alfalfa, which is Medicago ..."
4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1908)
"THE TYPE OF THE genus Medicago. The generic name Medicago as used by Linnaeus,
when typified according to the accepted rules of nomenclature, ..."
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