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Definition of Genus iberis
1. Noun. Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, Family Brassicaceae, Family Cruciferae, Mustard Family
Member holonyms: Candytuft
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Iberis
Literary usage of Genus iberis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1864)
"The unusual petal-form of the genus Iberis prompted me to examine Iberis amara (Fig.
2), and I was fully repaid for my pains. It was manifest that whilst ..."
2. The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical by Alexander Chalmers (1816)
"... and many grains of allowance, are admitted all the papilionaceous tribe, the
cruciform genus Iberis, the Euphorbia, and a few things besides. ..."
3. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1877)
"... genus Iberis. The majority of the species are perennial, but some are annuals,
and a few are biennial, are found in the mountainous districts of the ..."
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