Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of leguminous trees of the suborder Cæsalpinieæ and the tribe Eucæsalpinieæ, having a slightly imbricate or valvate calyx, and linear pod.
  • noun A genus of pachycampylous Jurassic ammonites of the family Reineckidæ, section Morphoceratida of Hyatt's classification.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun A small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees.

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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae — the palo verde.

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  • noun small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees

Etymologies

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Named after the English botanist John Parkinson.

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Examples

  • Other weeds include the noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium), parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata), bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypifolia), and castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), all of which are especially concentrated in riparian and wetland areas.

    Victoria Plains tropical savanna 2008

  • Exotic plant species recorded from the region include rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora), mother of millions (Bryophyllum tubiflorum), and parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata).

    Eastern Australia mulga shrublands 2008

  • These include noogoora burr (Xanthium strumarium), parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata), bellyache bush (Jatropha gossypifolia), and castor oil plant (Ricinus communis).

    Kimberly tropical savanna 2007

  • Parkinsonia africana, Acacia nebrownii, Boscia foetida, B. albitrunca, and Catophractes alexandri as well as smaller karoo bushes such as Pentzia spp. and Eriocephalus spp. are also typical.

    Namibian savanna woodlands 2008

  • Parkinsonia praecox (IK), Eriotheca discolor (IK) and Tessaria integrifolia.

    Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru 2008

  • The Dorset and East Devon Coast has long been famous as a rich source of ammonites such as Asteroceras obtusum, Parkinsonia parkinsoni and Titanites anguiformis.

    Dorset and East Devon Coast, United Kingdom 2008

  • The surrounding habitats do not follow strict bounds as border mixing allows common Sechura Desert species to mix including Parkinsonia aculeata and Alternanthera peruviana while coastal dunes maybe stabilized by Distichlis spicata and Cryptocarpus pyriformis.

    Piura mangroves 2007

  • Three species are recommended to farmers (Caesalpinia spinosa, Parkinsonia aculeata, and Zizyphus mauritania).

    21. Alley farming 1992

  • The most common trees are the mango, Parkinsonia, _Babool_, Acacia altera babooloides, a Leguminous Mimosoid tree, Tamarisk, a middling sized tree and very pretty, Ficus.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

  • _Neem_ or Melia Azadarach, Parkinsonia about the bungalow.

    Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

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