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Definition of Ozothamnus
1. Noun. Genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Cascade Everlasting, Helichrysum Secundiflorum, Ozothamnus Secundiflorus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ozothamnus
Literary usage of Ozothamnus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, William Robinson, F. L. S. (1906)
"... stems bear deeply toothed leaves of dull green, with small crowded spikes of
white or purplish flowers in early spring, when they are ozothamnus ..."
2. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants: Containing Descriptions of the Hardiest by John Weathers (1901)
"It thrives best on dry poor soils, and makes fine masses if pegged down.
Easily increased by division in spring or early autumn. ozothamnus. ..."
3. Australasiatic Reminiscences of Twenty Three-years' Wanderings in Tasmania by Daniel Bunce, Ludwig Leichhardt (1857)
"ozothamnus montana, or mountain ozothamnus, rare in other places, was here
abundantly scattered, its small and numerous thread-like fibres clinging to the ..."
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