Definition of Genus Abelia

1. Noun. Chiefly east Asian shrubs.

Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caprifoliaceae, Family Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family
Member holonyms: Abelia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Abelia

genuine fake
genuine fakes
genuine issue of material fact
genuine issues of material fact
genuinely
genuineness
genuinenesses
genupectoral position
genuphallations
genus
genus-Fenusa
genus-Megapodius
genus-Milvus
genus-group
genus Abelia (current term)
genus Abelmoschus
genus Abies
genus Abramis
genus Abrocoma
genus Abronia
genus Abudefduf
genus Abutilon
genus Acacia
genus Acalypha
genus Acanthisitta
genus Acanthocereus
genus Acanthocybium
genus Acanthophis
genus Acanthoscelides

Literary usage of Genus Abelia

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

1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1848)
"The genus ABELIA consists of small weak-growing but pretty shrubs, bearing long tubular flowers, like those of the Honeysuckle (Caprifolium). ..."

2. The Florist and Garden Miscellany (1850)
"... when shut up in a room with it, its fragrance is too powerful to be agreeable. SA ABELIA FLORIBUNDA. THE genus Abelia belongs to the Natural Order of ..."

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