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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Apiaceae — thesanicles .
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Examples
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(Hydrocotyle) the umbels are in the axils of the leaves, and scarcely noticeable; in Eryngium and Sanicula they are in heads.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Various
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Sanicula appeared at 2,500 feet with Bartramea spectabilis, and a small
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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The most interesting plants were a Cyclocodon, Liriodendron, Sanicula: 32 species were collected.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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(beyond what is common to Madeira), except a species of Sanicula, a genus with hooked bristles to the small seed-vessels.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 Charles Darwin 1845
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West Indies and Florida, and heavy gales of wind blow from the same direction), a large percentage of the flora ought to be American; as it is, we have only the Sanicula, and at present we have no explanation of this apparent anomaly, or only a feeble indication of an explanation in the birds of the Azores being all European.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 Charles Darwin 1845
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