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Definition: Astroloma

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Astroloma" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1842. (references)

Common Expressions: Astroloma

Expressions Definition
Astroloma humifusum Small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Astroloma Evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Astroloma


Astroloma

Astroloma
Astroloma foliosum
Astroloma foliosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Astroloma
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Astroloma is a genus of around 20 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.

The majority of the species are endemic in Western Australia, but a few occur in south-eastern Australia.

Species onclude:

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