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Definition of Genus Vanilla
1. Noun. Large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds.
Group relationships: Family Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae
Member holonyms: Vanilla, Vanilla Orchid, Vanilla Planifolia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Vanilla
Literary usage of Genus Vanilla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Food: Some Account of Its Sources, Constituents and Uses by Arthur Herbert Church (1893)
"... known under this name consists of the fruits of an orchid belonging to the
genus Vanilla. The most highly-prized sort is obtained from V. planifolia, ..."
2. Orchidaceae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae by Oakes Ames (1915)
"... then Blanco's specimens, as Mr. RA Rolfe suggested in his monograph of the
genus Vanilla, may have been introduced from Mexico by the Spaniards. ..."
3. Monograph on Flavoring Extracts with Essences, Syrups, and Colorings: Also by Joseph Harrop (1891)
"... the United States Pharmacopoeia; but the bean of commerce is derived from
various species of the genus Vanilla, according to our pharmaceutical writers. ..."
4. New Granada: Twenty Months in the Andes by Isaac Farwell Holton (1857)
"Most orchids grow on trees, pseudo-parasites, not drawing any nourishment from
the tree, as does the mistletoe, here a very common plant. The genus Vanilla ..."
5. Food: Some Account of Its Sources, Constituents and Uses by Arthur Herbert Church (1876)
"... known under this name consists of the fruits of an orchid belonging to the
genus Vanilla. The most highly-prized sort is obtained from V. planifolia, ..."
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