Definition of Genus Spondias

1. Noun. Tropical trees having one-seeded fruit.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Spondias

genus Sphyraena
genus Sphyrapicus
genus Sphyrna
genus Spilogale
genus Spinacia
genus Spinus
genus Spiraea
genus Spiranthes
genus Spirillum
genus Spirochaeta
genus Spirodela
genus Spirogyra
genus Spirula
genus Spizella
genus Spodoptera
genus Spondias (current term)
genus Sporobolus
genus Spraguea
genus Spyeria
genus Squalus
genus Squatina
genus Squilla
genus Stachys
genus Stanhopea
genus Stanleya
genus Stapelia
genus Staphylea
genus Staphylococcus
genus Staurikosaurus
genus Steatornis

Literary usage of Genus Spondias

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1918)
"... (hö'en- •"•"Ь г*-"-1"-) plants belonging to the ernst'täl), a town in Germany, kingdom genus Spondias, ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1914)
"... a type also represented in the Oligocene of Antigua in the American tropics (species compared with existing genus Spondias). ..."

3. The Empire of Brazil at the Universal Exhibition of 1876 in Philadelphia by Brazil (1876)
"... in the genus Anacardium several species of cashew ; and in the genus Spondias, the umbu, and the cajas much esteemed for their refreshing qualities. ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"... names given in the West Indies and other tropical countries to the fruit of certain species of Spondias. The genus Spondias belongs to the natural order ..."

5. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1869)
"... genus, Spondias, (which embraces the mango irait tree, the hog plum of the West Indies, &c.) of which one or two species are extensively cultivated all ..."

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