Definition of Peltandra virginica

1. Noun. Perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries.

Exact synonyms: Green Arrow Arum, Tuckahoe
Generic synonyms: Arrow Arum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peltandra Virginica

Pellegrini-Stieda disease
Pellicularia
Pellicularia filamentosa
Pellicularia koleroga
Pellizzi's syndrome
Pellow
Pelobatidae
Peloponnese
Peloponnesian
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesians
Peloponnesus
Pelops
Peltandra
Peltandra virginica (current term)
Peltier
Peltier cooling
Peltier effect
Peltiphyllum
Peltiphyllum peltatum
Pelusiac
Pelycosauria
Pema
Pemako
Pembroke
Pembroke Welsh corgi
Pembrokeshire
Pempheridae
Penang

Literary usage of Peltandra virginica

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

1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1902)
"NEW STATIONS FOR Peltandra virginica AND CONOPHOLIS AMERICANA IN MAINE.— During the last of July, 1900, I found a number of plants of Peltandra virginica ..."

2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"Peltandra virginica (L.) Kunth, Enum. 3: 43 (1841). Arum Virginicum L. Sp. PI. 966 (1753). Peltandra undulata Raf. Journ. Phys. 89: 103 (1819). 6. ..."

3. How to Know Wild Fruits: A Guide to Plants when Not in Flower by Means of by Maude Gridley Peterson (1914)
"... ARROW-ARUM Peltandra virginica Peltandra undulata Amm Family Fruit. — The berries grow in a head similar to the fruits of Indian Turnip and Dragon Root. ..."

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