Definitions
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- adjective Delavay (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Delavay's ..."
Etymologies
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Examples
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P delavayi var "Ludlowii" is the largest-growing of them all, with golden king cups and pale green leaves that are architectural for the duration of the summer.
Perfect peonies 2010
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(P. likiangensis in the south, P. brachytyla, P. purpurea or P. wilsonii in the north), Abies delavayi, and Larix potaninii abundant above 3,000 m.
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On the mountains to the east of them, forests of Likiang spruce Picea likangensis and P. brachytyla from 3,100-3,500 m and Chinese fir Abies georgei and A. delavayi from 3,500-4,000m predominate, associated with Chinese larch Larix potanini and Pinus densata on cleared or disturbed ground.
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Four Abies species occur in the Hengduan Mountains, of which two, Abies georgei and A. delavayi are widespread.
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Elevations above about 2,000 m in the Fan Si Pan massif of northern Vietnam support a distinct Tsuga dumosa-Abies delavayi var. nukiangensis forest unlike that present anywhere else in southeast Asia.
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The stiffest - stemmed species - box, yew, Osmanthus delavayi - have little difficulty, but those with more flexible stems - Viburnum tinus and Phillyrea angustifolia - can stand only so much before they bend downwards and tear or snap.
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The stiffest - stemmed species - box, yew, Osmanthus delavayi - have little difficulty, but those with more flexible stems - Viburnum tinus and Phillyrea angustifolia - can stand only so much before they bend downwards and tear or snap.
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Thalictrum delavayi, with delicate leaves like a maidenhair fern and cloudy flowers, is lovely at any time.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Thalictrum delavayi, with delicate leaves like a maidenhair fern and cloudy flowers, is lovely at any time.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Philadelphus delavayi is a variable species that is considered one of the most beautiful of all mock oranges.
Museum Blogs 2009
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