Definition of Parochetus

1. Noun. One species: shamrock pea.

Exact synonyms: Genus Parochetus
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Parochetus Communis, Shamrock Pea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parochetus

Parma ham
Parmelia
Parmeliaceae
Parmenidean
Parmenides
Parmesan
Parmesans
Parmese
Parnahiba
Parnaiba
Parnell
Parnika
Parochetus
Parochetus communis
Parona
Parona's space
Parophrys
Parophrys vitulus
Parousia
Parpi
Parrish
Parrot's disease
Parrotia
Parrotiopsis
Parry
Parry's penstemon
Parry's pinyon

Literary usage of Parochetus

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

1. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"... distinctly differentiated sacs have been demonstrated only in parochetus ; and in the Tribe Vicieae they are altogether wanting. To the synopsis on p. ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"parochetus communis, Ham. Cynometra, probably new species. Alchemilla, near A. argyrophylla, Oliv. ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"It is desirable for hanging-baskets, pots and rockeries, and is said to bloom the year round. parochetus is a genus of one species. ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"See Dyer's "Folk-Lore of Plants." д\г jj SHAMROCK, INDIAN. Л name found in some English books for the Trillium. SHAMROCK PEA. parochetus communia. ..."

5. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1844)
"parochetus maculatus, the subject of article thirty-four, is a pretty species of a Papilionaceous genus founded by Buchanan Hamilton, and described in Don's ..."

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