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Definition of Genus agrostemma
1. Noun. A caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles.
Exact synonyms: Agrostemma
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Agrostemma Githago, Corn Campion, Corn Cockle, Crown-of-the-field
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Agrostemma Githago, Corn Campion, Corn Cockle, Crown-of-the-field
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Agrostemma
Literary usage of Genus agrostemma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals. by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"... not thought it worth while to describe the three genera, but shall include
the very few annual species belonging to them under the genus Agrostemma. 1. ..."
2. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"S sing, of nier. nielle, /. niello; smut, blight, rust; (Bot.) a plant of the
genus Agrostemma. — des blés, corn cockle (A. githago). nier, vt deny. ..."
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