Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dicotyledonous polypetalous plants, of the natural order Onagrarieæ, the evening-primrose family.
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Examples
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I therefore moved the reed-hive to a part of the enclosure stocked chiefly with rosemary, whose scanty foliage is not adapted for the Bee's work, and near the apparatus I arranged an exotic shrubbery in pots, including notably the smooth lopezia, from Mexico, and the long-fruited capsicum, an Indian annual.
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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The lopezia suited her especially, so much so that almost the whole nest was composed of it.
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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Where again did the Silvery Megachile, for whom I created an exotic shrubbery, make the acquaintance of the lopezia, which comes from
Bramble-Bees and Others Jean-Henri Fabre 1869
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