Definition of Amphicarpaea

1. Noun. Very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphicarpaea

Amorphophallus paeonifolius
Amorphophallus rivieri
Amorphophallus titanum
Amors
Amory
Amos
Amoss' sign
Amounderness
Amoxil
Amoy
Ampere's law
Ampere's postulate
Amphibolips
Amphicarpa
Amphicarpa bracteata
Amphicarpaea (current term)
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Amphictyon
Amphictyonic
Amphictyons
Amphimerus
Amphioxidae
Amphiprion
Amphiprion percula
Amphisbaenia
Amphisbaenidae
Amphitryonic
Amphiumidae
Ampligase

Literary usage of Amphicarpaea

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

1. The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin (1881)
"... —Arachis—Amphicarpaea—Dia geotropism—Conclusion. OUR object in the present chapter is to show that geotropism, ..."

2. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"(Amphicarpaea Ell.) HOG PEA-NUT. FALCATA COMOSA (LI Kuntze. (Amphicarpaea comosa L.; A. monoica Ell.) Generally distributed over the state. ..."

3. Michigan Flora: A List of the Fern and Seed Plants Growing Without Cultivation by William James Beal (1904)
"Amphicarpaea monoica Ell. Fields and woods. Common. Th. *1349. F. Pitcheri (T. & G.) Kuntze. ... Amphicarpaea Pitcheri T. & G. Moist woodlands. Hubbardston. ..."

4. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1877)
"Judged by the mines, larvas and pupas, it is the same species in the leaves of both plants. But the moth from Amphicarpaea belongs to a different genus. ..."

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