Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word paradoxa.

Examples

  • Both Sundown and Sunrise are from a cross of E. purpurea and E. paradoxa introduced by Itsaul Plants of Georgia, part of the Big Sky series.

    Think About Wildflowers « Fairegarden 2010

  • We have two plants of E. paradoxa started from seed a couple of years ago, still awaiting the yellow blooms on them.

    Think About Wildflowers « Fairegarden 2010

  • Paspalum pulchellum, Tonina fluviatilis and Utricularia subulata and in drier areas the grasses Fimbristylis paradoxa and Declieuxia fruticosa with palm thickets Acoelorraphe wrightii and Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis, 20-25 m tall.

    Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras 2008

  • The purple E. purpurea was breed with the yellow flowering E. paradoxa to produce these popular varieties.

    E-China-See-Ya~A Public Service Announcement « Fairegarden 2009

  • Or, perhaps it is related to Pseudis paradoxa (which is South American), the paradoxical frog, with a giant tadpole that transforms into a moderate-sized frog. posted by Chad Arment @ 12: 57 AM

    Archive 2006-12-01 2006

  • Two very unique amphibians manage the saline conditions of this ecoregion including the paradoxal frog (Pseudis paradoxa) and the pipa frog (Pipa pipa).

    Guianan mangroves 2008

  • The Tasmanian native hen (Gallinula mortierii), black-headed honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis), and yellow wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) are near-endemic to this ecoregion.

    Tasmanian temperate forests 2008

  • Dune crests are held together by Zygochloa paradoxa grassland although mobile crests may be covered by red sand.

    Simpson desert 2008

  • Omnia spiritibus plena, et ex eorum concordia et discordia omnes boni et mali effectus promanant, omnia humana reguntur: paradoxa veterum de quo Cicogna.omnif. mag.l. 2. c.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Ideo Lycurgus, &c. non quod ipse superstitiosus, sed quod videret mortales paradoxa facilius amplecti, nec res graves audere sine periculo deorum.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.