Definition of Genus Lagenaria

1. Noun. Bottle gourds.

Exact synonyms: Lagenaria
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Cucurbitaceae, Family Cucurbitaceae, Gourd Family
Member holonyms: Bottle Gourd, Calabash, Lagenaria Siceraria

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Lagenaria

genus Kosteletzya
genus Krigia
genus Krypterophaneron
genus Kyphosus
genus Lablab
genus Laburnum
genus Laccopetalum
genus Lacerta
genus Lachnolaimus
genus Lactarius
genus Lactobacillus
genus Lactophrys
genus Lactuca
genus Laelia
genus Lagarostrobus
genus Lagenaria (current term)
genus Lagenophera
genus Lagerstroemia
genus Lagidium
genus Lagodon
genus Lagopus
genus Lagorchestes
genus Lagostomus
genus Lagothrix
genus Laguncularia
genus Lama
genus Lambertia
genus Lambis
genus Laminaria
genus Lamium

Literary usage of Genus Lagenaria

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

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The bottle-gourds are placed in a separate genus, Lagenaria, chiefly differing Group of Gourds. jrom ..."

2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1837)
"... but at the same time we should add that the bottle-gourd is not now considered a true cucurbita, but is referred to the genus Lagenaria. ..."

3. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1837)
"... but is referred to the genus Lagenaria. CUCU'RBITA, the genus from which the natural order derives its name. ..."

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