Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A beautiful genus of American Fringillidæ; the painted finches.
- noun A genus of heath-like shrubs, of the apetalous order Thymelæaceæ and the tribe Euthymelæeæ, known by its four-lobed unappendaged urn-shaped calyx, eight exserted stamens, and globose stigma.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun A genus of small North American bush-loving finches; the New World buntings.
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cardinalidae .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a genus of small North American finches including the New World buntings
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Examples
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The ericaceous heathlands are dominated by Philippia pallidiflora, P. hexandra, Phylica ericoides, Passerina montana, Erica eylesii, E. pleiotricha, E. gazensis and E. johnstoniana.
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On half stabilized dunes, these species comprise Chrysanthemoides monilifera, Metalasia muricata, and Passerina rigidia.
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_Passerina amoena_, as the bunting strains were plainly discernible.
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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Bunting, snow, or snowflake (_Passerina nivalis_).
Birds and Poets : with Other Papers John Burroughs 1879
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_Passerina dodecandra_; discovering afterwards that it had in reality only four stamina, and that the other eight substances, mistaken for such, were so many glandular nectaria, he made in his _Mantiss.
The Botanical Magazine Vol. 7 or, Flower-Garden Displayed William Curtis 1772
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(Passerina ciris pallidor), but few of us notice it.
10,000 Birds 2009
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'Little birds in cadges (especially Linnets) are refreshed with the lesser Chickweed when they loath their meat whereupon it was called of some "Passerina."'
Find Me A Cure 2009
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An adult male painted bunting (Passerina ciris) is arguably the most distinctive songbird in North America, with the combination of a deep blue head, red underparts, a green back and a red rump.
unknown title 2008
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