Decumaria

Decumaria
noun
small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
Syn: ↑genus Decumaria
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Hydrangeaceae, ↑family Hydrangeaceae, ↑hydrangea family
Member Meronyms: ↑decumary, ↑Decumaria barbata, ↑Decumaria barbara

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈma(a)rēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin decumus, decimus tenth + New Latin -aria; from the decamerous flowers
: a small genus of woody vines (family Saxifragaceae)

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  • Decumarĭa — (D. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Philadelpheae aus der Klasse der Calycifloren, 1. Ordn. 11. Kl. L.; Arten: D. barbara u. D. sarmentosa, klimmende, weiße, wohlriechende, in Rispen u. Afterdolden gesammelte Blumen tragende, bei uns im… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Decumaria — Woodvamp Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Decumaria — ID 25538 Symbol Key DECUM Common Name decumaria Family Hydrangeaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, NY, SC, TN, VA Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Decumaria L. — Symbol DECUM Common Name decumaria Botanical Family Hydrangeaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Decumaria barbara und sarmentosa — und sarmentosa, niedrige Sträucher aus Carolina mit weißen lindenblüthenartigen sehr wohlriechenden Blumen, zur Familie der Myrtaceae gehörig …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Decumaria barbara — decumary decumary n. a woody climber of southeastern US ({Decumaria barbara}) having white flowers in compound terminal clusters. Syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decumaria barbara — decumary decumary n. a woody climber of southeastern US ({Decumaria barbara}) having white flowers in compound terminal clusters. Syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decumaria barbata — decumary decumary n. a woody climber of southeastern US ({Decumaria barbara}) having white flowers in compound terminal clusters. Syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Decumaria barbara — noun woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters • Syn: ↑decumary, ↑Decumaria barbata • Hypernyms: ↑hydrangea • Member Holonyms: ↑Decumaria, ↑genus Decumaria …   Useful english dictionary

  • Decumaria barbata — noun woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters • Syn: ↑decumary, ↑Decumaria barbara • Hypernyms: ↑hydrangea • Member Holonyms: ↑Decumaria, ↑genus Decumaria …   Useful english dictionary

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