Definition of Streptocarpus

1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses.

Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Streptocarpus
Specialized synonyms: Cape Primrose

Definition of Streptocarpus

1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus ''Streptocarpus''; the Cape primroses ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Streptocarpus

strenuousnesses
strep
strep throat
strepent
streperous
strepitous
streps
strepsipterous
strepsirrhine
strepsirrhines
streptavadin
streptavidin
strepto-
streptobacilli
streptobacillus
streptocarpus (current term)
streptococcal
streptococcal sore throat
streptococci
streptococcic
streptococcus
streptococcus tonsilitis
streptodornase
streptogramin
streptokinase
streptokinases
streptolysin
streptolysins
streptomyces
streptomycete

Literary usage of Streptocarpus

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)
"streptocarpus is an African genus. The stem-bearing section is confined to central Africa and Madagascar, and the others to South Africa. ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"streptocarpus is an African genus. The stem-bearing section is confined to central ... A. streptocarpus species, or those forms introduced from the wild. в. ..."

3. The Annals of Horticulture (1849)
"The streptocarpus may be grown in a greenhouse, although it was formerly more ... The streptocarpus usually produces abundance of seeds, from which it is ..."

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