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- adjective Perrier (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Perrier's ..."
Etymologies
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Examples
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Madagascar recently made headlines in the botanical world with the rediscovery of Takhtajania perrieri, the only Afro-Malagasy member of the primitive family Winteraceae, in the northeast of the country.
Biological diversity in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands 2008
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Although there have been few studies (mostly carried out more than 40 years ago), and the flora is not well known, many of the species are unique to this formation, including Diospyros perrieri (the ebony of the west coast), several Delonix species, and Musa perrieri (the only wild banana in Madagascar).
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H. griseus ate the leaves of one bamboo species, Cephalostachyum perrieri.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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It found itself unable to displace H. griseus from the tasty patches of C. perrieri.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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It found itself unable to displace H. griseus from the tasty patches of C. perrieri.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Neither did the leaves of C. perrieri, favored by H. griseus.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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H. griseus ate the leaves of one bamboo species, Cephalostachyum perrieri.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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It flourished there on a diet consisting mainly of C. perrieri.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Neither did the leaves of C. perrieri, favored by H. griseus.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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They noticed that this particular bamboo later identified as Cephalostachyum perrieri was different from the giant bamboo species.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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