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Definition of Genus eriodictyon
1. Noun. Small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico.
Exact synonyms: Eriodictyon
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Hydrophyllaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Waterleaf Family
Member holonyms: Eriodictyon Californicum, Yerba Santa
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Hydrophyllaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Waterleaf Family
Member holonyms: Eriodictyon Californicum, Yerba Santa
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Eriodictyon
Literary usage of Genus eriodictyon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1897)
"The genus Eriodictyon was founded on E. crassifolium, collected near San Diego,
Calif., and described by Ben- tham in the Botany of the Sulphur, page 37. ..."