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Definition of Nemophila

1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Nemophila.

Definition of Nemophila

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nemophila

Literary usage of Nemophila

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

1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1902)
"(WITH PLATES nv) THE North American genus nemophila is represented by fourteen species and four varieties. Two species belong to the southern states, ..."

2. The Flower Garden, Or, Breck's Book of Flowers: In which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1858)
"nemophila. nemophila insignis, — Opposite-leaved Insignis, — is an elegant hardy annual, producing brilliant blue flowers, on stems six or eight inches high ..."

3. California Plants in Their Homes: A Botanical Reader for Children by Alice Merritt Davidson (1898)
"The botanical name for baby- blue-eyes is nemophila. There are several kinds quite common ... But the most clever nemophila is the one ifi the picture, Fig. ..."

4. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"Blue Eyes, nemophila insignis.—A very beautiful annual with pinnate leaves, ... JV. discoidalis, (nemophila MACULATA). chocolate-brown with white border. ..."

5. The Annals of Horticulture (1849)
"... ham (spotted- flowered nemophila). ... nemophila maculata is an annual plant, of a procumbent habit, like that of the well- known N. ..."

6. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"nemophila—NIEREMBERGIA—NEPETA. creased by cuttings at any time, ... nemophila INSIGNIS.—Where a splendid mass of blue is the object from July to October, ..."

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