Definition of Gomphrena globosa

1. Noun. Tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color.

Exact synonyms: Bachelor's Button, Globe Amaranth
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Gomphrena, Gomphrena

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gomphrena Globosa

Gomori procedure
Gomorrha
Gompers
Gompertz
Gompertz' hypothesis
Gompertz' law
Gompertz curve
Gompertz curves
Gompertzian
Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotherium
Gomphrena
Gomphrena globosa (current term)
Goncharovian
Goncourt
Gond
Gondi
Gondwana
Gondwanaland
Gondwanalandic
Gongora
Gongorism
Gongorist
Gongylonema
Gongylonema ingluvicola
Gongylonema neoplasticum
Gongylonema pulchrum

Literary usage of Gomphrena globosa

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

1. Flora historica: or, The three seasons of the British parterre historically by Henry Phillips (1829)
"... until the time of removing them into the open garden. GLOBE AMARANTH. Gomphrena globosa. ff Natural Order same as the foregoing, but of the Class ..."

2. The Horticultural Register by Sir Joseph Paxton, Joseph Harrison (1833)
"Gomphrena globosa (globe amaranthus) 18 inches; * Salpiglossis integrifolia, ... Gomphrena globosa striata, 1 foot; The varieties of the Balsom, Cockscomb, ..."

3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"... when die flowers have a perfectly round form ; as in the Gomphrena globosa. ... where the length exceeds the breadth ; as in clover ; Gomphrena globosa. ..."

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