Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of fresh-water tænioglossate mollusks, of the family Rissoidæ, or made the type of Amnicolidæ.

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Examples

  • Establishment of A. amnicola in saline soils is improved by using genotypes selected for their tendency to produce volunteer plants.

    Chapter 9 1990

  • A. amnicola (formerly A. rhagodioides) is a spreading bush that can reach 4 m in diameter and 1 m in height.

    Chapter 9 1990

  • A. amnicola grazed in autumn provided 1,588 sheep-grazing days per hectare (average over 6 years) in a 350-mm rainfall zone of Australia.

    Chapter 9 1990

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