Definition of Genus Myrsine

1. Noun. Evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia (New Zealand).

Exact synonyms: Myrsine
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Myrsinaceae, Myrsinaceae, Myrsine Family

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Myrsine

genus Myocastor
genus Myopus
genus Myosotis
genus Myotis
genus Myrciaria
genus Myrica
genus Myricaria
genus Myriophyllum
genus Myristica
genus Myrmecia
genus Myrmecobius
genus Myrmecophaga
genus Myrmeleon
genus Myroxylon
genus Myrrhis
genus Myrsine (current term)
genus Myrtillocactus
genus Myrtus
genus Mysis
genus Mytilus
genus Myxine
genus Myxinikela
genus Myxocephalus
genus Nabalus
genus Naemorhedus
genus Nageia
genus Naias
genus Naja
genus Najas
genus Nanomia

Literary usage of Genus Myrsine

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

1. Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas by Joseph Dalton Hooker, John Ball, George Maw (1878)
"Tropical and South African types in the Canaries. Of these the most noticeable are two forest trees, belonging to the large tropical genus Myrsine. ..."

2. The Indian Forester (1886)
"... represented by the genus Myrsine, advances much farther south in these islands than in any other longitude. There are three species of Olea ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1914)
"The genus Myrsine Linne is found on all the continents except Europe and in Polynesia. Its distribution is extratropical in the African region. ..."

4. Spicilegium Neilgherrense, Or, a Selection of Neilgherry Plants: Drawn and by Robert Wight (1851)
"... as there is room to suspect that one, at least, and probably more, may be found referred to the genus Myrsine which it, in some respects, resembles, ..."

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