Definition of Genus onopordum

1. Noun. A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Onopordum

genus Oleandra
genus Olearia
genus Olfersia
genus Oligoplites
genus Oligoporus
genus Ommastrephes
genus Omphalotus
genus Onchorynchus
genus Oncidium
genus Ondatra
genus Oniscus
genus Onobrychis
genus Onoclea
genus Ononis
genus Onopordon
genus Onopordum
genus Onosmodium
genus Onychium
genus Onychogalea
genus Onychomys
genus Opheodrys
genus Ophiodon
genus Ophioglossum
genus Ophiophagus
genus Ophisaurus
genus Ophrys
genus Opisthocomus
genus Opuntia
genus Orbignya
genus Orchestia

Literary usage of Genus onopordum

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

1. Winston's Cumulative Loose-leaf Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Workedited by Thomas Edward Finegan edited by Thomas Edward Finegan (1922)
"... is a native of the Levant, and is a laxative and tonic medicine. The cotton- thistle belongs to the genus Onopordum. The common cotton-thistle (O. Acan- ..."

2. Winston's Cumulative ... Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Reference Bookby Charles Morris by Charles Morris (1918)
"The cotton- lands and property acquired by them thistle belongs to the genus Onopordum. since 1555. To the assistance of the The common cotton-thistle (O. ..."

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