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Definition of Genus Myrica
1. Noun. Deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Myricaceae, Myricaceae, Wax-myrtle Family
Member holonyms: Myrica Gale, Scotch Gale, Sweet Gale, Wax Myrtle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Myrica
Literary usage of Genus Myrica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group; Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"... genus Myrica L. Plate 9, Figures 7-1 1 ; Plate 10, Figures 1-2 Description:
Growth rings are present (Plate 9, Figure 7). Wood is diffuse porous with ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1906)
"From the abundance of the genus Myrica with nine species in the Raritan, we may
assume that the Comptonia stock became separated from Myrica some time ..."
3. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"... genus Myrica, Is technically distinguished from the two latter by its stamens
being four to eight lu number, as well as by the ..."
4. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"The characteristic anatomical features of this Order, which includes the single
genus Myrica, are as follows : large peltate glands ; vertical trans- ..."
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