Definition of Genus Sonchus

1. Noun. Sow thistles.

Exact synonyms: Sonchus
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Milk Thistle, Sow Thistle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sonchus

genus Sivapithecus
genus Sloanea
genus Smilax
genus Smiledon
genus Smyrnium
genus Sobralia
genus Solandra
genus Solanopteris
genus Solanum
genus Solea
genus Soleirolia
genus Solenopsis
genus Solenostemon
genus Solidago
genus Somateria
genus Sonchus (current term)
genus Sonora
genus Sophora
genus Sorbus
genus Sorex
genus Sorghum
genus Spadella
genus Spalax
genus Sparaxis
genus Sparganium
genus Sparmannia
genus Spartina
genus Spartium
genus Spathiphyllum
genus Spergula

Literary usage of Genus Sonchus

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

1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1920)
"The genus Sonchus is not known to be native in the Western Hemisphere. There are nearly fifty species known from the Old World, and only three—all rather ..."

2. The Farmer's Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Technical Terms Recently by Daniel Pereira Gardner (1846)
"Composite plants of the genus Sonchus. They are smooth perennials, with a milky juice. SPADE. A well-known garden implement. The spading of land produces ..."

3. Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands (1903)
"This species is found from northern Luzon to Basilan in open grasslands and waste places. Genus SONCHUS SONCHUS OLERACEUS L. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"SOW-THISTLE, a genus (Sonchus) of herbs of the order Composite. The species, of which there are about 30, are natives of the Old ' World, ..."

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