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Definition of Genus Thespesia
1. Noun. A small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree.
Exact synonyms: Thespesia
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Bendy Tree, Portia Tree, Seaside Mahoe, Thespesia Populnea
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Malvaceae, Mallow Family, Malvaceae
Member holonyms: Bendy Tree, Portia Tree, Seaside Mahoe, Thespesia Populnea
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Thespesia
Literary usage of Genus Thespesia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1916)
"... but much softer and lighter; used for fish-net floats, cheap scabbards,
household implements, etc. Genus THESPESIA. T. populnea, Corr. (PI. V, fig. 88. ..."
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