Definition of Nicandra

1. Noun. Sturdy annual of Peru.

Exact synonyms: Genus Nicandra
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Apple Of Peru, Nicandra Physaloides, Shoo Fly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicandra

Ni-resist
Ni-resist iron
Niagara
Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Niagaras
Niall
Niamey
Nibelung
Nibelungenlied
Nibiru
Nibley
Nicaea
Nicaean
Nican Tlaca
Nicandra
Nicandra physaloides
Nicaragua
Nicaragua wood
Nicaraguan
Nicaraguan Sign Language
Nicaraguan capital
Nicaraguan monetary unit
Nicaraguans
Niccolo Machiavelli
Niccolo Paganini
Nice
Nicene
Nicene Creed
Nicene Faith

Literary usage of Nicandra

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

1. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"nicandra. (In honor of Nicander, an ancient Greek physician.) Calyx 5-parted, 5-angled, ... nicandra. ** Fruit a capsule. 4. NICOTIANA. Linn— Tobacco. ..."

2. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"Whether this column-like female figure in long robes represents the lady nicandra herself, or the goddess Artemis, we do not know; but it is very probable ..."

3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1849)
"On account of the structure of its seed I have placed it for the present next nicandra, but its exact position cannot be known until we are acquainted with ..."

4. Antique Gems: Their Origin, Uses, and Value as Interpreters of Ancient by Charles William King (1860)
"338 Mithraic Talisman of nicandra. Green Jasper. A gryphon supporting a wheel —a common attribute of Sol—stands upon a column, to which a figure is fastened ..."

5. Illustrations of South American Plants by John Miers (1857)
"On account of the structure of its seed I have placed it for the present next nicandra, but its exact position cannot be known until we are acquainted with ..."

6. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Francis Wall Oliver, Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Marian (Balfour) Busk (1895)
"But that more pronounced movements of inflection do occur for the purpose of effecting autogamy, is shown by the case of nicandra, a plant belonging to the ..."

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