Definition of Genus medicago

1. Noun. A genus of herbs that resemble clover.

Exact synonyms: Medicago
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus, Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Medic, Medick, Trefoil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Medicago

genus Martynia
genus Masdevallia
genus Masticophis
genus Mastigoproctus
genus Mastodon
genus Mastotermes
genus Matricaria
genus Matteuccia
genus Matthiola
genus Maxillaria
genus Maxostoma
genus Mayaca
genus Mayetiola
genus Mazama
genus Meconopsis
genus Medicago
genus Medinilla
genus Megachile
genus Megaderma
genus Megalobatrachus
genus Megalosaurus
genus Megaptera
genus Megatherium
genus Melampodium
genus Melampsora
genus Melanerpes
genus Melanitta
genus Melanogrammus
genus Melanoplus
genus Melanotis

Literary usage of Genus medicago

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1908)
"THE TYPE OF THE genus medicago. The generic name Medicago as used by Linnaeus, when typified according to the accepted rules of nomenclature, ..."

2. Agricultural Botany, Theoretical and Practical by John Percival (1913)
"Genus Trifolium (Clovers). Faded corolla drops away from the fruit; legumes curved or spirally twisted. genus medicago (Lucerne and Yellow Trefoil), ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The medics are plants of the genus Medicago, some fifty in number, some of which are grown for forage. With the exception of alfalfa, which is Medicago ..."

4. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1908)
"THE TYPE OF THE genus medicago. The generic name Medicago as used by Linnaeus, when typified according to the accepted rules of nomenclature, ..."

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