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Definition of Genus Andromeda

1. Noun. Low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Andromeda

Literary usage of Genus Andromeda

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

1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1812)
"Observations on some Species of Menziesia, hitherto considered as belonging to the genus Andromeda, by Ol. Swartz, MD, Ber- gian Professar of Botany at ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"(NOTE: The genus Andromeda is not entirely obsolete, but now includes in America only two species, A. polifolia and A. glaucophylla. ..."

3. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"'The genus Andromeda is known in a fossil state by leaves, flowers, and fruit, referred to several extinct and to some living species, ..."

4. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"In Alabama it is common in the Tuscaloosa formation and extends into the lower Eutaw beds in Hale County. The genus Andromeda of Linne has been much ..."

5. Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India by Geological Survey of India (1865)
"V..—Several of the specimens belong to the family Ericaceae. A number of them seem to belong to the genus Andromeda, and, if not identical with the species ..."

6. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"In Alabama it is common in the Tuscaloosa formation and extends into the lower Eutaw beds in Hale County. The genus Andromeda of Linne has been much ..."

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