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  • adjective Meyer (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Meyer's ..."

Etymologies

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Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Meyer.

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Examples

  • Calamondin oranges (Citrus x microcarpa) and Meyer lemons (Citrus x meyeri) are the most familiar citrus for growing indoors, and usually flowers in the winter while also bearing fruit.

    Use these fragrant plants to freshen the indoors 2010

  • The upland moor consists primarily of heath/scrub plants, with Erica excelsa, Philippia trimera, Adenocarpus mannii, Protea kilimandscharica, Stoebe kilimandscharica, Myrica meyeri-johannis, and Myrsine africana.

    Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

  • Exotheca abyssinica, Andropogon amethystinus, and A. kilimandscharicus, with scattered bushes of Adenocarpus mannii, Kotschya recurvifolia and Myrica meyeri-johannis.

    Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania 2009

  • Deciduous forest communities formed by tall trees such as elm (Ulmus carpinifolia), walnut (Juglans regia), Syrian ash (Fraxinus syriaca), and dogwood (Thelycrania meyeri) are found primarily along the narrow mountain river valleys.

    Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe 2008

  • Juglans regia is accompanied by Fraxinus syriaca, Thelycrania meyeri, Prunus divaricata, Lonicera floribunda, Rubus sanguinoides, and Rosa lacerans.

    Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe 2008

  • His verdict: it is a The Meyer lemon (Citrus × meyeri) is a citrus fruit, native to China, thought to be a cross between a true lemon and a mandarin orange or sweet orange.

    Beijing Boyce boyce 2010

  • Citrus meyeri, a hybrid food at many popular chain restaurants and in the freezer section of the supermarket may contain a lot more calories than

    WN.com - Articles related to We're lovin' it! McDonalds  enjoys best UK profits in four years as Britons opt for ... 2010

  • Uganda Yellow Shouldered Parrot The Uganda Yellow Shouldered Parrot is among at least six different subspecies of Poicephalus meyeri.

    We Blog A Lot 2008

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