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Definition of Gnetum
1. Noun. Small tropical tree with tiered branches and divaricate branchlets having broad glossy dark green leaves; exploited for its edible young leaves and seeds that provide a fine flour.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gnetum
Literary usage of Gnetum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"In spite of the great differences between the typical vessels of gnetum and those
of Ephedra, a comparative study of the conservative regions of ..."
2. Morphology of Spermatophytes by John Merle Coulter, Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1901)
"gnetum Gnemon: A, & young embryo at the tip of a ... del gnetum Gnemon L.
Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 7: 91-99. 1877. 5. STRASBURGER, E. Die Angiospermen und ..."
3. Text-book of Botany, Morphological and Physical by Julius Sachs (1882)
"The male flower of these genera consists of a small bifid perianth, in the middle
of which rises a staminal column, which in gnetum is bifurcate above and ..."
4. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"Family GNETACEAE Genus gnetum gnetum GNEMON L. BAGO. A description of this species
and its local names are given in the bulletin on fibers. ..."
5. Morphology of Spermatophytes by John Merle Coulter, Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1901)
"... and gnetum are allied forms, the latter having proceeded further in the
reduction of its gametophyte preceding fertilization. ..."
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