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Definition of Peltiphyllum
1. Noun. One species.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Saxifragaceae, Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage Family
Member holonyms: Darmera Peltata, Indian Rhubarb, Peltiphyllum Peltatum, Umbrella Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peltiphyllum
Literary usage of Peltiphyllum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Including Ber- ii'-niit and peltiphyllum. genera which are maintained as distinct
... The true saxifrages, so-called (excluding Bergenia and peltiphyllum), ..."
2. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1889)
"peltiphyllum, Engl. Only represented by a single species. Easily increased by
division of the rhizome or by seed. S. peltata, Torr. ..."
3. Guidebook of the Western United States by Joseph Silas Diller (1916)
"The clear rushing Sacramento, here foaming over bowl- ders, there flashing more
quietly under the large leaves of the water) saxifrage (peltiphyllum ..."
4. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... under the name peltiphyllum. From a thick fleshy root-stock rise stout erect
leaf-stalks, at the ends of which grow the target-like leaves, ..."
5. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"... abounding in starch, formerly used as food by the Indians. 1529.
peltiphyllum,Engelm. Saxifragaceae. From Greek, "shield leaf". ..."
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