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Definition of Saintpaulia
1. Noun. East African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated.
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Gesneriaceae, Gesneria Family, Gesneriaceae
Member holonyms: African Violet, Saintpaulia Ionantha
Definition of Saintpaulia
1. Noun. (botany) Any of the gesneriaceous perennial flowering plants of the genus ''Saintpaulia'', especially ''Saintpaulia ionantha''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Saintpaulia
Literary usage of Saintpaulia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"saintpaulia ionantha.—Dr. Masters showed flowers received from Mr. Ernst Benary,
of Erfurt, showing a considerable range of variation in size and in colour. ..."
2. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"In saintpaulia ionantha the upper epidermis likewise serves for water-storage
... In saintpaulia ionantha and Aeschynanthus purpurascens the spongy tissue ..."
3. Transposable Elements in Plants: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and Bibliography by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"ID: saintpaulia-ionantha. soft-rot. CC: F832 AB: The gene pern, ... A PME-E.
chrysanthemi derivative inoculated onto saintpaulia plants was shown to be ..."
4. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers from Seeds and Roots by Sutton & Sons (1908)
"saintpaulia Greenhouse perennial A VERY remarkable perennial, only four inches
high, obtained from eastern tropical Africa. The plant has fleshy leaves, ..."
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