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Definition of Genus Tamus
1. Noun. A genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes.
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Dioscoreaceae, Family Dioscoreaceae, Yam Family
Member holonyms: Black Bindweed, Black Bryony, Tamus Communis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Tamus
Literary usage of Genus Tamus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"LADY'S MANTLE (OUR).—A plant of the genus alche- milla. LADY'S SCEPTRE.—See LADY-ROD.
LADY'S SEAL (OUR).—A plant of the genus tamus. LADY'S SLIPPER (OUR) ..."
2. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"LADY'S MANTLE (OUR).—A plant of the genus alche- milla. LADY'S SCEPTRE.—See LADY-HOD.
LADY'S SEAL (OUR) .—A plant of the genus tamus. LADY'S SLIPPER (OUR). ..."
3. Gardening for Ladies: And Companion to the Flower-garden by Loudon (Jane), Andrew Jackson Downing (1843)
"The Black Bryony belongs to the same natural order as the Yam. For the Elephant's-foot,
which was formerly considered to belong to the genus Tamus, ..."
4. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1859)
"Other species are cultivated by the aborigines of Oceanica, Africa, and South
America, between the tropics. A co-genus, tamus ..."
5. A Supplement to the Imperial Dictionary, English, Technological, and by John Ogilvie (1855)
"А kind of beer manufactured at Dantzic. It is of a black colour, of a syrupy
consistence, and is much prized. BLACK'-BRYONY, n. A plant of the genus Tamus, ..."
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