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Definition of Genus Philadelphus
1. Noun. Mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Philadelphaceae, Subfamily Philadelphaceae
Member holonyms: Philadelphus, Mock Orange, Philadelphus Coronarius, Syringa
Group relationships: Philadelphaceae, Subfamily Philadelphaceae
Member holonyms: Philadelphus, Mock Orange, Philadelphus Coronarius, Syringa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Philadelphus
Literary usage of Genus Philadelphus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forestry and Forest Products: Prize Essays of the Edinburgh International by Hugh Robert Mill, John Rattray (1885)
"Daphne mezereum, the mezereon, a doubtful native, is propagated in the same manner.
THE PHILADELPHIA OR MOCK ORANGE. genus Philadelphus, order ..."
2. Memoirs by Horticultural Society of New York (1904)
"All of the genus Philadelphus, including all of the commoner forms offered in
the trade, have proved perfectly hardy. In the gooseberry family nearly ..."
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