Definition of Agrostemma

1. Noun. A caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Agrostemma

Agriocharis
Agriocharis ocellata
Agrippa
Agrippina
Agrippina the Elder
Agrippina the Younger
Agrobacterium tumifaciens
Agropyron
Agropyron cristatum
Agropyron intermedium
Agropyron pauciflorum
Agropyron repens
Agropyron smithii
Agropyron subsecundum
Agropyron trachycaulum
Agrostemma
Agrostemma githago
Agrostis
Agrostis alba
Agrostis canina
Agrostis nebulosa
Agrostis palustris
Aguaruna
Aguascalientes
Agul
Aguly
Aguste
Ah Puch
Ahab

Literary usage of Agrostemma

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

1. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"The name of agrostemma is from two Greek words, signifying a field crown. 1.—agrostemma CORONARIA, Lin. THE COMMON ROSE CAMPION. ..."

2. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1865)
"THE old and well-known agrostemma, or Rose of Heaven (A. rosea) is familiar as one of our common annuals, forming a dwarf tufted bush, and blooming all ..."

3. Plants of the Holy Land: With Their Fruits and Flowers, Beautifully by Henry Stafford Osborn (1861)
"... Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley," evidently refers us to the cockle, or agrostemma coronaria, which even at present is ..."

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