Definition of Talinum

1. Noun. Genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs.


Definition of Talinum

1. Noun. Any of the genus ''Talinum'' of herbaceous succulent plants, some with edible leaves. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Talinum

talentlessly
talentlessness
talents
taler
talers
tales
talesman
talesmen
taleteller
talewise
taleysim
tali
taliation
taligrade
talin
talinum
talinums
talion
talion dread
talionic
talions
talipat
talipats
taliped
talipedic
talipeds
talipes
talipes arcuatus
talipes calcaneovalgus
talipes calcaneovarus

Literary usage of Talinum

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

1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Round-leaved Talinum. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Cult. 1732, by James Sherard, MD Dill. Talinum Anacampseros. ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Ascends to 3800 ft. in North Carolina. May- Aug. '« 2. Talinum ... Talinum parviflorum Nutt. Small- flowered Talinum. Fig. 1738. Talinum parviflorum Nutt. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Ascends to 3800 ft. in North Carolina. May- Aug. 2. Talinum ... Talinum parviflorum Nutt. Small- flowered Talinum. Fig. 1738. Talinum parviflorum Nutt. ..."

4. New Manual of Botany of the Central Rocky Mountains (vascular Plants) by John Merle Coulter (1909)
"Talinum Adans. Low glabrous herbs, mostly with linear leaves (clustered near the base), ... Talinum parviflorum Nutt. T. & G. Fl. NA 1: 197. 1838. ..."

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