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Definition of Genus Prunella
1. Noun. Small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers.
Exact synonyms: Prunella
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Heal All, Prunella Vulgaris, Self-heal
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Labiatae, Family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, Mint Family
Member holonyms: Heal All, Prunella Vulgaris, Self-heal
2. Noun. Type genus of the Prunellidae.
Exact synonyms: Prunella
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Prunellidae, Prunellidae
Member holonyms: Accentor
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Prunellidae, Prunellidae
Member holonyms: Accentor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Prunella
Literary usage of Genus Prunella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Student's Text-book of Botany by Sydney Howard Vines (1896)
"... the common Skullcap, and S. minor, the Lesser Skullcap, are common. In the
genus Prunella each filament has a small tooth below the anther: P. ..."
2. Outlines of Botany: Taken Chiefly from Smith's Introduction ... For the Use by Sir James Edward Smith, John Locke (1819)
"6. The stamens and pistils shown separate and magnified. In the genus Prunella
the filaments are forked, and the anther ..."
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