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Definition of Genus hydrophyllum
1. Noun. Waterleaf.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Hydrophyllaceae, Hydrophyllaceae, Waterleaf Family
Member holonyms: Waterleaf
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hydrophyllum
Literary usage of Genus hydrophyllum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vegetable Materia Medica of the United States: Or, Medical Botany by William Paul Crillon Barton (1818)
"The roots of a species of the same genus, Hydrophyllum Canadensis, we learn, were
eaten by the Indians in times of scarcity. ..."
2. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals. by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"... from that of the genus Hydrophyllum, literally "Water-leaf, in allusion to
the plants having leaves so curved as to retain water standing in them. ..."
3. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"A common name for the genus Hydrophyllum, which see. Water Lemon. Passiflora
laurifolia. Water Lettuce. ..."
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