Definition of Genus Aristotelia

1. Noun. Small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Aristotelia

genus Argentinosaurus
genus Argiope
genus Argonauta
genus Argusianus
genus Argynnis
genus Argyranthemum
genus Argyreia
genus Argyrotaenia
genus Argyroxiphium
genus Arilus
genus Ariocarpus
genus Ariomma
genus Arisaema
genus Arisarum
genus Aristolochia
genus Aristotelia (current term)
genus Arius
genus Arizona
genus Armadillidium
genus Armeria
genus Armillaria
genus Armillariella
genus Armoracia
genus Arnica
genus Arnoseris
genus Arrhenatherum
genus Artamus
genus Artemia
genus Artemisia
genus Arthropteris

Literary usage of Genus Aristotelia

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

1. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1903)
"... group of the genus Aristotelia, Hb., Meyr. The separate origin of veins 3 and 4, and 6 and 7 of the hind-wings will at once separate it from ..."

2. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"... with variegated leaves; and two species of Azara: both genera are' natives of Chili. The genus Aristotelia is considered by botanists as only allied to ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871), Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1908)
"In this genus, Aristotelia (Walsingham), figures of the venation, or at least a statement of it under each species, would have greatly facilitated a ..."

4. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1902)
"This type confirms the present conception of the species, and it belongs in the genus Aristotelia Hübner. Compared specimens are in the US National Museum. ..."

5. A Handbook for Travellers in New Zealand: Auckland, the Hot Lake District by John Murray (Firm), F. W. Pennefather (1893)
"Grows abundantly throughout the Islands. Bark used for making a tapa cloth by the Maoris in olden times. Order—TILIACEAE. Genus —Aristotelia. ..."

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