Definition of Genus Myricaria

1. Noun. Small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Myricaria

genus Mutinus
genus Mutisia
genus Mya
genus Myadestes
genus Mycobacterium
genus Mycoplasma
genus Mycteria
genus Mycteroperca
genus Mylodon
genus Myocastor
genus Myopus
genus Myosotis
genus Myotis
genus Myrciaria
genus Myrica
genus Myricaria (current term)
genus Myriophyllum
genus Myristica
genus Myrmecia
genus Myrmecobius
genus Myrmecophaga
genus Myrmeleon
genus Myroxylon
genus Myrrhis
genus Myrsine
genus Myrtillocactus
genus Myrtus
genus Mysis
genus Mytilus
genus Myxine

Literary usage of Genus Myricaria

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

1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"... as in the cold and elevated climates of Tibet and Siberia: but in these the soil is saline. The genus Myricaria, existing in Europe, Siberia, ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Tamarix, it includes the genus Myricaria, comprising a few similar but smaller European and Asiatic species growing in sand. ..."

3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"T. Germánica, Linn., is now referred to the genus Myricaria, which is chiefly distinguished by the Hi stamens connate one-third to one-half, ..."

4. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"An occasional thinning is sufficient for this genus. MYRICARIA.—Flowering on the young wood ; this should be cut back every spring. ..."

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