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Definition of Genus Robinia
1. Noun. Deciduous flowering trees and shrubs.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Bristly Locust, Moss Locust, Robinia Hispida, Rose Acacia, Black Locust, Robinia Pseudoacacia, Yellow Locust, Clammy Locust, Robinia Viscosa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Robinia
Literary usage of Genus Robinia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Trees of America: Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically by Daniel Jay Browne (1846)
"The genus Robinia was named in honour of Jean ... I HE trees of the genus Robinia
are chiefly natives of North America, and are highly prized for their use ..."
2. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
".Genus ROBINIA, Linn. Trees of the genus Robinia have slender, angled branchlets
usually set with paired prickles which are the spiny stipules of leaves, ..."
3. History of the Lumber Industry of America by James Elliott Defebaugh (1906)
"1J8" The genus Robinia Is North American. Four species Inhabit the territory of
the United States : and two. or possibly more, very Imperfectly known, ..."
4. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1840)
"... we trust, proved that Mr. Rivers has "confused " the genus Robinia, instead
of throwing any light upon it ; and we can assure our readers that he has ..."
5. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"They are North American trees, bearing nodding racemes of white or rose-coloured
flowers. The genus Robinia formerly comprehended the plante now included ..."
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