Definition of Corylopsis

1. Noun. Small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia.

Exact synonyms: Genus Corylopsis
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Family Hamamelidaceae, Hamamelidaceae, Witch-hazel Family
Member holonyms: Flowering Hazel, Winter Hazel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corylopsis

Corvus corax
Corvus frugilegus
Corvus monedula
Cory
Coryanthes
Corybant
Corybants
Corydalidae
Corydalis
Corydalis claviculata
Corydalis sempervirens
Corydalis solida
Corydalus
Corydalus cornutus
Corylaceae
Corylopsis (current term)
Corylus
Corylus americana
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana grandis
Corylus cornuta
Corynebacteria
Corynebacteriaceae
Corynebacterium acnes
Corynebacterium bovis
Corynebacterium enzymicum
Corynebacterium equi
Corynebacterium haemolyticum
Corynebacterium hofmannii
Corynebacterium kutscheri

Literary usage of Corylopsis

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

1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"Spiked Corylopsis. species in cultivation from Japan, neither growing over 4 feet high. ... SPIKED Corylopsis (323) — Corylopsis spicata. Myrtus communis. ..."

2. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1899)
"Corylopsis spicata S. et Z. unterscheidet sich durch viel grössere. 7—1o cm lange, herzförmig-rundliche Blätter, die wenig zugespitzt, unterseits graugrün ..."

3. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Angus Duncan Webster (1908)
"Corylopsis HIMALAYANA.—E. Himalayas, 1879. This is a stronger growing species than C. pauciflora or C. spicata, with large leaves averaging 4 inches long, ..."

4. The Book of Shrubs by George Gordon (1903)
"Corylopsis.—A small group of shrubs of medium growth, valuable for the early ... Corylopsis himalayana is as indicated by its specific name a native of the ..."

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