Definition of Genus Styrax

1. Noun. Deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees.

Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Styracaceae, Storax Family, Styracaceae, Styrax Family
Member holonyms: Styrax

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Styrax

genus Strix
genus Strobilomyces
genus Strombus
genus Strongylodon
genus Strophanthus
genus Stropharia
genus Struthio
genus Struthiomimus
genus Strymon
genus Sturnella
genus Sturnus
genus Stylomecon
genus Stylophorum
genus Styphelia
genus Styracosaurus
genus Styrax (current term)
genus Subularia
genus Suillus
genus Suksdorfia
genus Sula
genus Sundacarpus
genus Suricata
genus Surnia
genus Sus
genus Swainsona
genus Swertia
genus Swietinia
genus Sylvilagus
genus Symphalangus
genus Symphoricarpos

Literary usage of Genus Styrax

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

1. Journal of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy by Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (1831)
"It flows abundantly by incisions from a tree belonging to the genus Styrax, Linnaeus; but the species is not well determined. This substance is met with in ..."

2. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"Of this genus, Styrax serrulata (a native of Japan) is one of the best for planting in California. Propagate by seeds sown, as soon as ripe, one-quarter of ..."

3. Spicilegium Neilgherrense, Or, a Selection of Neilgherry Plants: Drawn and by Robert Wight (1851)
"Of the genus Styrax, which gives the name to the order and includes nearly 50 species, four or five only are natives of India. ..."

4. Medicinal Plants: Being Descriptions with Original Figures of the Principal ...by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen (1880)
"Lindl., Veg. Kingd., p. 592; Le Maout and Dec., p. 541. genus Styrax,* Linn. B. & H., Gen., ii, p. 669. ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... pteron, wing; alluding to the winged or ribbed fruit, by which it is distinguished from the allied genus Styrax). ..."

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