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Definition of Suksdorfia
1. Noun. Any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles.
Group relationships: Genus Suksdorfia
Specialized synonyms: Suksdorfia Violaceae, Violet Suksdorfia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suksdorfia
Literary usage of Suksdorfia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"... chiefly in the Province of San Luis Potosi, in 1878," and (2) "Some new North
American Genera, Species, &c." The new genera are suksdorfia, ..."
2. Mount Rainier: A Record of Exploration by Edmond Stephen Meany (1916)
"... Tolmie, according to Hooker. Elmera racemosa (Watson) Rydberg. Rock crevices
at the base of Little Tahoma; rare. (Heuchera racemosa Watson.) suksdorfia ..."
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