Definition of Cyphomandra

1. Noun. Tree tomato.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cyphomandra
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Solanaceae, Potato Family, Solanaceae
Member holonyms: Tamarillo, Tree Tomato

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyphomandra

Cynoscephalae
Cynoscion
Cynoscion nebulosus
Cynoscion regalis
Cynthia
Cynwulf
Cyon
Cyon's nerve
Cyperaceae
Cyperus
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus esculentus
Cyperus longus
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus rotundus
Cyphomandra (current term)
Cypraea
Cypraea moneta
Cypraea tigris
Cypraeidae
Cyprians
Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinus
Cyprinus carpio
Cypriot
Cypriot Arabic
Cypriot monetary unit
Cypriot pound
Cypriote

Literary usage of Cyphomandra

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

1. The Forcing Book: A Manual of the Cultivation of Vegetables in Glass Houses by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1897)
"Cyphomandra. In 1886 Peter Henderson & Co. advertised seeds of the Tree Tomato of ... It is Cyphomandra betacea. It has been widely distributed through the ..."

2. Illustrations of South American Plants by John Miers (1857)
"Cyphomandra laxiflora,Dun. Ie 397. Sola- num laxiflorum, Dun. in h. Banks. 4. ... Cyphomandra oxyphylla, Dun. I. c. 396. 5. P. Hartwegii, nob. 1. ci 43. ..."

3. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Shrub or small tree, with cyphomandra- like Ivs. and the young parts clothed with chaffy hairs: fls. white: fr. globose, hairy, inclosed in the calyx. ..."

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