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Definition of Genus nicandra
1. Noun. Sturdy annual of Peru.
Exact synonyms: Nicandra
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Apple Of Peru, Nicandra Physaloides, Shoo Fly
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Apple Of Peru, Nicandra Physaloides, Shoo Fly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Nicandra
Literary usage of Genus nicandra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Illustrations of South American Plants by John Miers (1857)
"... which possess a valvate aestivation, is placed the genus Nicandra, with a
corolla resembling that of a Convolvulus, the lobes of its border possessing a ..."