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Definition: Boykinia

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan.[Wordnet].

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Date "Boykinia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1980. (references)

Common Expressions: Boykinia

Expressions Definition
Boykinia elata Plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Boykinia occidentalis Plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Coast boykinia Plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Boykinia Genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Boykinia

Boykinia

Boykinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Boykinia
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Species

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Boykinia is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains about 8 species known as brookfoams. Brookfoams are glandular rhizomatous creeping perennials with highly lobed or toothed leaves and inflorescences of petite flowers. They are native to North America and Asia.

Species include:

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