Definition of Nyctaginia capitata

1. Noun. Viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers.

Exact synonyms: Scarlet Musk Flower
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Nyctaginia, Nyctaginia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nyctaginia Capitata

Nuyoricans
Nuytsia
Nuytsia floribunda
Nva
Nyakyusa
Nyamuragira
Nyamwezi
Nyanja
Nyankole
Nyasaland
Nyaturucha
Nyaturuwil
Nyaya
Nyctaginaceae
Nyctaginia
Nyctaginia capitata (current term)
Nyctereutes
Nyctereutes procyonides
Nyctian
Nycticebus
Nycticebus pygmaeus
Nycticebus tardigradua
Nycticorax
Nycticorax nycticorax
Nyctimene
Nyctotherus
Nydrazid
Nydri

Literary usage of Nyctaginia capitata

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

1. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey: Made Under the by United States Department of the Interior, William Hemsley Emory, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Charles Frederic Girard, Timothy Abbott Conrad, George Engelmann, James Hall, Charles Christopher Parry, Arthur Carl Victor Schott, John Torrey (1858)
"Nyctaginia capitata, Choisy, I. c. Western Texas and valley of the Eio Grande, common. (No., Wright; 680, Lindheimer, &c. ..."

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