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Definition of Persoonia
1. Noun. Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs.
Generic synonyms: Dicot Genus, Magnoliopsid Genus
Group relationships: Family Proteaceae, Protea Family, Proteaceae
Member holonyms: Geebung
Lexicographical Neighbors of Persoonia
Literary usage of Persoonia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder (1908)
"Spiral thickening of the walls of the vessels has been observed in Dryandra
formosa, R. Br., Grevillea Baueri, R. Br. and persoonia acerosa, Sieb. ..."
2. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1810)
"Brown in linn. soc. transact. 10. p. 16!. prodr. 372. Linear-leaved persoonia.
... £pear-k-aved persoonia. Nat. of New South Wales. ..."
3. On the Cultivation of the Plants Belonging to the Natural Order of Proteēæ by Joseph Knight (1809)
"Hairy persoonia. A rusty coloured species, growing wild near Pert Jackson, ...
Juniper like persoonia. This is a native of Van Diemens Island, ..."
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