|
|
Definition of Genus betula
1. Noun. A genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches).
Generic synonyms: Hamamelid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Betulaceae, Birch Family, Family Betulaceae
Member holonyms: Birch, Birch Tree, Betula Alleghaniensis, Betula Leutea, Yellow Birch, American White Birch, Betula Cordifolia, Betula Papyrifera, Canoe Birch, Paper Birch, Paperbark Birch, American Gray Birch, American Grey Birch, Betula Populifolia, Gray Birch, Grey Birch, Betula Pendula, Common Birch, European White Birch, Silver Birch, Betula Pubescens, Downy Birch, White Birch, Betula Nigra, Black Birch, Red Birch, River Birch, Betula Lenta, Black Birch, Cherry Birch, Sweet Birch, Betula Neoalaskana, Yukon White Birch, Betula Fontinalis, Mountain Birch, Swamp Birch, Water Birch, Western Birch, Western Paper Birch, American Dwarf Birch, Betula Glandulosa, Newfoundland Dwarf Birch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Betula
Literary usage of Genus betula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"My attention was first drawn to the number of insects which feed upon plants of
the genus Betula when I set out to make a collection illustrating the ..."
2. Forestry in Minnesota by Samuel Bowdlear Green, Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota (1902)
"See genus Betula. Properties of wood.—Light, strong, hard, tough and very close
grained, but not durable. It is light brown tinged with red. with thick ..."
3. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"There are twenty-eight known species of the genus Betula .distributed over the
Northern Hemisphere, and a fugitive species ..."
Other Resources:
