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Definition of Nyctaginia capitata
1. Noun. Viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers.
Exact synonyms: Scarlet Musk Flower
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Nyctaginia, Nyctaginia
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Nyctaginia, Nyctaginia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nyctaginia Capitata
Literary usage of Nyctaginia capitata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey: Made Under the by United States Department of the Interior, William Hemsley Emory, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Charles Frederic Girard, Timothy Abbott Conrad, George Engelmann, James Hall, Charles Christopher Parry, Arthur Carl Victor Schott, John Torrey (1858)
"nyctaginia capitata, Choisy, I. c. Western Texas and valley of the Eio Grande,
common. (No., Wright; 680, Lindheimer, &c. ..."
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