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Definition of Genus anaphalis
1. Noun. A genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting.
Exact synonyms: Anaphalis
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Anaphalis Margaritacea, Cottonweed, Pearly Everlasting
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Anaphalis Margaritacea, Cottonweed, Pearly Everlasting
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Anaphalis
Literary usage of Genus anaphalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1888)
"... now placed in the genus Anaphalis, DC, with its white, woolly, leafy stems,
and pearly, scaly involucres, was frequently met with, and sustained its ..."
2. Bulletin (1910)
"The earliest flowering and most plentiful species of the genus. ANAPHALIS DC.
Everlasting. Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook, (pearly). ..."
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