Pyrularia

Pyrularia
noun
small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs
Syn: ↑genus Pyrularia
Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Santalaceae, ↑family Santalaceae, ↑sandalwood family
Member Meronyms: ↑rabbitwood, ↑buffalo nut, ↑Pyrularia pubera

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈla(a)rēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin pyrum, pirum pear + -ula + New Latin -aria
: a small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic or half-parasitic shrubs (family Santalaceae) having alternate deciduous leaves, small green racemose apetalous flowers, and pear-shaped drupes with oily seeds — see rabbitwood

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  • Pyrularia — ID 69675 Symbol Key PYRUL Common Name pyrularia Family Santalaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, GA, KY, NC, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Pyrularia pubera — noun shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes • Syn: ↑rabbitwood, ↑buffalo nut • Hypernyms: ↑parasitic plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrularia, ↑genus Pyrularia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pyrularia oleifera — Buffalo Buf fa*lo, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pyrularia Michx. — Symbol PYRUL Common Name pyrularia Botanical Family Santalaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Pyrularia pubera — ID 69676 Symbol Key PYPU Common Name buffalo nut Family Santalaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, GA, KY, NC, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV Growth Habit Shrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • pyrularia — pyr·u·lar·ia …   English syllables

  • Pyrularia pubera Michx. — Symbol PYPU Common Name buffalo nut Botanical Family Santalaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Clermontia pyrularia — Conservation status Critically Endangered …   Wikipedia

  • genus Pyrularia — noun small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs • Syn: ↑Pyrularia • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Santalaceae, ↑family Santalaceae, ↑sandalwood family …   Useful english dictionary

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