Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word palustris.

Examples

  • The name palustris, notwithstanding its high authority, is altogether inappropriate, as this pine prefers dry soil and is rarely seen, and never in perfection, on wet or even slightly moist ground.

    Agricultural, Geological, and Descriptive Sketches of Lower North Carolina, and the Similar Adjacent Lands 1861

  • Sowerby's plate of it under the name 'palustris' is pale purple veined with darker; and the spur is said to be 'honey-bearing,' which is the first mention I find of honey in the violet.

    Proserpina, Volume 2 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859

  • Though the English term for what the native people of the Minnesota call "Manoomin" is wild rice, it is actually not rice (Oryza sativa) but rather the seed of an aquatic grass (Zizania palustris) and is related to corn.

    Kurt Michael Friese: Truly Wild Wild Rice Kurt Michael Friese 2010

  • Though the English term for what the native people of the Minnesota call "Manoomin" is wild rice, it is actually not rice (Oryza sativa) but rather the seed of an aquatic grass (Zizania palustris) and is related to corn.

    Kurt Michael Friese: Truly Wild Wild Rice Kurt Michael Friese 2010

  • Though the English term for what the native people of the Minnesota call "Manoomin" is wild rice, it is actually not rice (Oryza sativa) but rather the seed of an aquatic grass (Zizania palustris) and is related to corn.

    Kurt Michael Friese: Truly Wild Wild Rice Kurt Michael Friese 2010

  • Though the English term for what the native people of the Minnesota call "Manoomin" is wild rice, it is actually not rice (Oryza sativa) but rather the seed of an aquatic grass (Zizania palustris) and is related to corn.

    Kurt Michael Friese: Truly Wild Wild Rice Kurt Michael Friese 2010

  • Though the English term for what the native people of the Minnesota call "Manoomin" is wild rice, it is actually not rice (Oryza sativa) but rather the seed of an aquatic grass (Zizania palustris) and is related to corn.

    Kurt Michael Friese: Truly Wild Wild Rice Kurt Michael Friese 2010

  • Each year when I leave Glebe Cottage for Chelsea, our "hot" borders are only just showing signs of waking up, with large clumps of Euphorbia palustris and their brilliant, lime-green tufts stealing centre stage.

    Gardens: Oriental poppies 2010

  • I am wondering if your Euphorbia is the species palustris?

    Wildflowers Of May* « Fairegarden 2010

  • Today, my client was confused about Pin Oak and Willow Oak; Quercus palustris, and Quercus phellos, quite different trees.

    Zantedeschia elliottiana - The Panda's Thumb 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.