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Definition of Genus Syringa
1. Noun. Genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Oleaceae, Oleaceae, Olive Family
Member holonyms: Lilac
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Syringa
Literary usage of Genus Syringa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"This confusion is a legacy from the old herbalists who united jasmine, mock orange
and lilac under the one genus Syringa, a feat which also ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1900)
"The genus Syringa contains but a small number of species, but two of these
species (Syringa vulgaris and S. persica) are — the first especially — very rich ..."
3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"On the other hand, many species of the genus Syringa, eg Syringa Emodi, which
grows on the Himalayas, have a scent which differs from that of Syringa ..."
4. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.), Wild Flower Preservation Society of America (1902)
"The familiar lilac belongs to the genus Syringa, which affords another example
of faulty popular nomenclature. The plant to which the name syringa is ..."
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