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Definition of Genus celosia
1. Noun. Annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa.
Exact synonyms: Celosia
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Amaranth Family, Amaranthaceae, Family Amaranthaceae
Member holonyms: Celosia Argentea, Red Fox
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Amaranth Family, Amaranthaceae, Family Amaranthaceae
Member holonyms: Celosia Argentea, Red Fox
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Celosia
Literary usage of Genus celosia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Analytical Dictionary of the English Language, in which the Words are by David Booth (1836)
"... of the gardeners belong to the genus CELOSIA, and are natives of warm countries.
They are reared in hotbeds and, when planted out in pots, ..."