American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... class in Linnæus's system , consisting of plants with hermaphrodite flowers , which are furnished with eight stamina ... Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Calycanthe- mæ . Onagræ , Jussieu . Essential charac- ter : calyx four ...
... class in Linnæus's system , consisting of plants with hermaphrodite flowers , which are furnished with eight stamina ... Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Calycanthe- mæ . Onagræ , Jussieu . Essential charac- ter : calyx four ...
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... genus of the Tri- andria Monogynia class and order . tural order of Sapota , Jussieu . Calyx entire ; corolla funnel - form , trifid ; nec- tarium four ; berry three - celled , many- seeded . There is but one species , viz . O ...
... genus of the Tri- andria Monogynia class and order . tural order of Sapota , Jussieu . Calyx entire ; corolla funnel - form , trifid ; nec- tarium four ; berry three - celled , many- seeded . There is but one species , viz . O ...
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... species . OLEA , in botany , olive , a genus of the Diandria Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Sepiariæ . Jasmineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla four - cleft , with sub - ovate segments ; drupe one - seeded ...
... species . OLEA , in botany , olive , a genus of the Diandria Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Sepiariæ . Jasmineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : corolla four - cleft , with sub - ovate segments ; drupe one - seeded ...
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... class and order . Natural order of Papilionacea or Leguminosa . Essential character : calyx , five - parted , with ... Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Asperifolia . Borra- gineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : co- rolla ...
... class and order . Natural order of Papilionacea or Leguminosa . Essential character : calyx , five - parted , with ... Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Asperifolia . Borra- gineæ , Jussieu . Essential character : co- rolla ...
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... genus of the Tetandria Monogynia class and order . Essential character : flower com- pound ; calyx common , one - leafed , un- equally toothed , closed by a common re- ceptacle , flowering above , seeding below , falling when ripe ...
... genus of the Tetandria Monogynia class and order . Essential character : flower com- pound ; calyx common , one - leafed , un- equally toothed , closed by a common re- ceptacle , flowering above , seeding below , falling when ripe ...
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