Daviesia

Daviesia
noun
genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
Syn: ↑genus Daviesia
Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae
Member Meronyms: ↑bitter pea

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\\dāˈvēzh(ē)ə, dəˈ-\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Hugh Davies died 1821 British botanist + New Latin -ia
: a large genus of Australasian shrubs (family Leguminosae) having small yellow or purple flowers succeeded by short triangular pods

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  • Daviesia — n. a genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods. Syn: genus {Daviesia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Daviesĭa — (D. Sw.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Hülsenpflanzen (Papilionaceae Podalyricae Pulteneae), 10. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Arten: Sträuche aus Neu Holland; D. ericoides, D. latifolia, D. mimosoldes u. m …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Daviesia — Daviesia, schöne zierliche u. niedrige Sträucher aus Neuholland, meist im Mai und Juni blühend mit gelben, aber auch buntfarbigen Schmetterlingsblüthen, aus der Familie der Leguminosen und von der gewöhnlichen Behandlung der sog. Neuholländer… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Daviesia — Daviesia …   Wikipédia en Français

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