Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the order Gentianeæ and tribe Menyantheæ, distinguished by the indehiscent fruit and cordate leaves.
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Limnanthemum nymphaeoides (the limnanthemum like a nymphaea), the resembling species in each case belonging to totally distinct families.
Darwinism (1889) Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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