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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of monocotyledonous plants, of the order Dioscoreaceæ.
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ruzuzu commented on the word testudinaria
An example from Twitter: "@melaniasumpil: Melania testudinaria was named by von dem Busch in Philippi(1842).It's extant.It was recombined as Sulcospira testudinaria by Oostingh(1935) (Wed, Nov 3)."
November 4, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word testudinaria
The Century Dictionary tells us "The 2 species are natives of South Africa. They are lofty climbers with slender twining stems, alternate leaves, and small racemose flowers, which are diœcious and spreading or broadly bell-shaped, with a three-celled ovary becoming in fruit a three-winged capsule. They are known as elephant's-foot and as Hottentot's-bread."
November 4, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word testudinaria
Hottentot's-bread?
November 4, 2010