Definition of Carpenteria

1. Noun. California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Carpenteria Californica
Generic synonyms: Hydrangea
Group relationships: Genus Carpenteria

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpenteria

Carolingians
Carolinian
Carolinians
Carolus
Carolus Linnaeus
Caroluses
Carolyn
Carothers
Carpathian
Carpathian Mountains
Carpathians
Carpatho-Rusyn
Carpatho-Ukraine
Carpenter
Carpenter's syndrome
Carpenteria (current term)
Carpenteria californica
Carpentier-Edwards valve
Carphophis
Carphophis amoenus
Carpinaceae
Carpinus
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus caroliniana
Carpobrotus
Carpobrotus edulis
Carpocapsa
Carpocapsa pomonella
Carpodacus
Carpodacus mexicanus

Literary usage of Carpenteria

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

1. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"It was probably on Fremont's third expedition that carpenteria was first ... The specimen was named Carpenteria californica in 1851, by John Torrey, ..."

2. A Monograph of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean): Physical Features and Geology by Charles William Andrews (1900)
"A somewhat crushed specimen of Carpenteria occurs in a section of So. ... This occurrence of Carpenteria in rocks as old as the Miocene is interesting ; and ..."

3. The Modern Asphalt Pavement by Clifford Richardson (1907)
"Carpenteria Sands.—One of the first bituminous sands to be worked in California for the purpose of obtaining a pure bitumen was that known as the Las ..."

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