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Definition of Combretum
1. Noun. Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Combretum
Literary usage of Combretum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London by Linnean Society of London (1827)
"A Review of the Genus combretum. By Mr. George Don, ALS Read March 21, 1826.
THE rapid increase of new species has rendered monographs absolutely necessary, ..."
2. Flora of the southern United States: Containing Abridged Descriptions of the by Alvan Wentworth Chapman (1872)
"... (combretum FAMILY.) Tropical trees or shrubs, with entire exstipulate leaves,
and axillary spiked or capitate flowers. — Calyx-tube coherent with the ..."
3. Assessment of the Value of Woodland Landscape Function to Local Communities by Tim Lynam (2003)
"B5: combretum zeyheri-Acacia karroo mixed woodland, This vegetation type is
dominated by combretum zeyheri and Acacia karroo, and exhibits a wide mixture of ..."
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