Definition of Martynia fragrans

1. Noun. A herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea.

Exact synonyms: Proboscidea Fragrans, Sweet Unicorn Plant
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Proboscidea, Proboscidea

Lexicographical Neighbors of Martynia Fragrans

Martinis
Martinize
Martinized
Martinmas
Martinmases
Martinotti's cell
Martins
Martlemas
Martuthunira
Marty
Marty Stu
Marty Stus
Martynia annua
Martynia arenaria
Martynia fragrans (current term)
Martyniaceae
Martyrs of al-Aqsa
Marut
Maruthini
Marvell
Marvellian
Marvin
Marvin Neil Simon
Marwari
Marwaris
Marx
Marx Brothers
Marxian
Marxian unemployment

Literary usage of Martynia fragrans

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

1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1848)
"С. М. Martynia fragrans. THE season having now arrived for sowing tender annuals, we beg to remind our readers of that beautiful species the Martynia ..."

2. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1873)
"When first introduced the Martynia fragrans was treated as a tender annual, but experience has long since proved that it succeeds well in the open ground, ..."

3. The British Florist: Or, Lady's Journal of Horticulture (1846)
"ON RAISING Martynia fragrans. THE frequent ejaculations of ... The place in which I have induced seeds of Martynia fragrans to vegetate freely for the last ..."

4. C.E. Hobbs' Botanical Hand-book: Of Common Local, English, Botanical and by Charles E. Hobbs (1876)
"nobilis, Marchantia polymorpha, Marrubium album,* " Germanicum,* " nigrum, " vulgare, Martynia fragrans, " proboscidea, ..."

5. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste (1852)
"Martynia fragrans.—James. This delightful scented plant, requires as much heat as you can give it when young, if you want to bloom it early in the summer. ..."

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