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Definition of Martynia
1. Noun. Sprawling annual or perennial herb of Central America and West Indies having creamy-white to red-purple bell-shaped flowers followed by unusual horned fruit.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Martynia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Martynia
Literary usage of Martynia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Vegetable-gardening by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1901)
"martynia martynia is grown for the half-matured seed-pods, which are used for
pickles. The plant requires a warm soil and exposure. ..."
2. Vegetable Gardening by Samuel Bowdlear Green (1915)
"The martynia Family ... ),—martynia. The Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae),—cucumber,
squash, muskmelon, watermelon, pumpkin, and gourd. ..."
3. Pharmacographia Indica: A History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin by William Dymock (1893)
"... and in these respects resembles the mucilage of gum arabic. The ash of the
air- dried fruit amounts to 5'43 per cent. martynia diandra ..."
4. The Garden Yard: A Handbook of Intensive Farming by Bolton Hall (1909)
"IN this division of garden crops come sweet corn, okra and martynia, which have
no relation to the other crops, and none to each other, except that they ..."
5. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"Value, Rs. 5 per Surat maund of 37$ Ibs. martynia diandra, Don., Bot. Rep.
675 ; Vern. ... martynia ..."
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