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Definition of Heteromeles
1. Noun. One species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia.
Exact synonyms: Genus Heteromeles
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family
Member holonyms: Christmas Berry, Christmasberry, Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Photinia Arbutifolia, Tollon, Toyon
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Rosaceae, Rosaceae, Rose Family
Member holonyms: Christmas Berry, Christmasberry, Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Photinia Arbutifolia, Tollon, Toyon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heteromeles
Literary usage of Heteromeles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope by George Bishop Sudworth (1908)
"heteromeles. A genus containing but a single evergreen species which is confined
to California and adjacent islands. In general appearance it is very unlike ..."
2. Mammals of the Mexican Boundary of the United States: A Descriptive by Edgar Alexander Mearns (1907)
"A small tree, at the summit of the Coast Range (Laguna Mountains), California.
heteromeles ARBUTIFOLIA (Poiret) Roemer. TOYON: CHRISTMAS BERRY. ..."
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