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Definition of Genus Poterium
1. Noun. A genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family
Member holonyms: Burnet Bloodwort, Pimpernel, Poterium Sanguisorba, Salad Burnet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Poterium
Literary usage of Genus Poterium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Focke, however (Engler & Prantl, Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien), re-defines
the genus Poterium to include one species, the P. spinosum of S. Eu., ..."
2. The Fortnightly Review (1877)
"... by insects and possess nectaries; but, as Delpino has pointed out, the genus
Poterium is anemophilous, or wind fertilised, and possesses no honey. ..."
3. Scientific Lectures by John Lubbock (1890)
"Thus, most of the Rosaceae are fertilized by insects, and possess nectaries; but,
as Delpino has pointed out, the genus Poterium is anemophilous, ..."
4. Flowers, Fruits and Leaves by John Lubbock (1894)
"Thus, most of the Rosaceae are fertilised by insects, and possess nectaries ;
but, as Delpino has pointed out, the genus Poterium is anemophilous, ..."
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