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Definition of Houttuynia
1. Noun. One species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places.
Exact synonyms: Genus Houttuynia
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Saururaceae, Lizard's-tail Family, Saururaceae
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Saururaceae, Lizard's-tail Family, Saururaceae
Definition of Houttuynia
1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Houttuynia'' of two species in the Saururaceae native to Southeast Asia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Houttuynia
Literary usage of Houttuynia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1853)
"The ovary also nearly resembles that of Houttuynia cordata when reduced to a
single carpel, which leaves no reason to doubt but that in Piperaceae the ..."
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