Definition of Adenanthera pavonina

1. Noun. East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenanthera Pavonina

Adele
Adelges
Adelges abietis
Adelges piceae
Adelgidae
Adelie
Adelie penguin
Adelie penguins
Adeline
Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf
Adelman
Aden
Aden-Abyan Islamic Army
Aden ulcer
Adenanthera
Adenanthera pavonina (current term)
Adenauer
Adenium
Adenium multiflorum
Adenium obesum
Adenophorasida
Adenota
Adenota vardoni
Ades
Adessenarian
Adessenarians
Adey
Adgarley
Adhola
Adi

Literary usage of Adenanthera pavonina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philippine Journal of Science by Institute of Science and Technology (Philippines) (1908)
"A species widely distributed in the Philippines, previously confused with Adenanthera pavonina Linn., to which it is closely allied, differing constantly in ..."

2. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"... ТАМ., Adenanthera pavonina, Linn. ... TEL., Adenanthera pavonina,£tnn. Manu, TEL., Timber Tree. Manu. ..."

3. Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue by Robert Ellis, Great Britain Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, London Great exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, 1851 (1851)
"Seeds (ornamental) : seeds used for beads of different kinds, viz., Adenanthera pavonina, Coix lachryma, Erythrina corallodendron, ..."

4. Travels in India by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1889)
"Seed of Adenanthera pavonina, L.; it varied as follows:— If carat If ordinary ... of the weighment of 50 seeds of Adenanthera pavonina as 4.13 grs. troy; ..."

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