|
|
Definition of Genus hemerocallis
1. Noun. East Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae.
Generic synonyms: Liliid Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, Lily Family
Member holonyms: Day Lily, Daylily, Hemerocallis Flava, Hemerocallis Lilio-asphodelus, Lemon Lily
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hemerocallis
Literary usage of Genus hemerocallis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1911)
"Some years later, in, he transferred this to the genus Hemerocallis, perhaps a
nearer approach to its true relationship as understood today; but it was not ..."
2. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1838)
"... in a fine flowering state, will be a treat to the lovers of the tribe, not
often obtained. ART. II. Observations on the genus hemerocallis, or Day Lily. ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1894)
"The Gymnosperms, like the pine, etc., are not represented, and but one
genus (Hemerocallis) of the Monocotyledons. Fourteen of the plants are useful for ..."
4. Gardening for Ladies: And Companion to the Flower-garden by Loudon (Jane), Andrew Jackson Downing (1843)
"Bulbous- rooted plants that were formerly considered to belong to the genus
Hemerocallis. They are natives of China and Japan, and are grown in the open air ..."
5. The Ladies' Companion to the Flower Garden: Being an Alphabetical by Jane (Webb) Loudon (1865)
"Bulbous- rooted plants that were formerly considered to belong to the genus
Hemerocallis. They are natives of China and Japan, and are grown in the open air ..."
6. The Flower Beautiful by Clarence Moores Weed (1903)
"These do not belong to the genus Lilium, to which the other lilies belong, but
are placed by botanists under the genus Hemerocallis. The commonest of these ..."
7. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"DAY-LILIES, the genus Hemerocallis. DEAD. The remains of the several races in
South Eastern Asia are variously disposed of. One of the most ancient of the ..."
Other Resources:
