Definition of Argyreia

1. Noun. Woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia.

Exact synonyms: Genus Argyreia
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Convolvulaceae, Family Convolvulaceae, Morning-glory Family
Member holonyms: Silverweed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Argyreia

Argonz
Argonz-Del Castillo syndrome
Argos
Argot
Argovia
Argus
Argusianus
Argyle
Argyll
Argyll Robertson pupil
Argyll Robertson pupils
Argynnis
Argyrades
Argyranthemum
Argyranthemum frutescens
Argyreia (current term)
Argyrol
Argyrotaenia
Argyrotaenia citrana
Argyroxiphium
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
Argœuves
Arhant
Arhat
Arhus
Ari
Ariadne
Ariah
Arial
Arian

Literary usage of Argyreia

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

1. The Vegetable Materia Medica of Western India by William Dymock (1885)
"Argyreia speciosa, Sweet., Wight 7c., t. 851 ; Smith Ic. Pict., t. 17 ; Bot. Mag. 2446. The root and leaves. Vernacular.—Samandar-sokh (Hind. ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1901)
"Cult, only in the form var. argyreia, Hook., which differs from the type in having broad, parallel longitudinal bands of white between the nerves. Brazil. ..."

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