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Definition of Genus Spondias
1. Noun. Tropical trees having one-seeded fruit.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Anacardiaceae, Family Anacardiaceae, Sumac Family
Member holonyms: Hog Plum, Spondias Mombin, Yellow Mombin, Yellow Mombin Tree, Jocote, Mombin, Mombin Tree, Spondias Purpurea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Spondias
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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