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Definition: Flindersia

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Small genus of Australian timber trees.[Wordnet].

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

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Date "Flindersia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: Flindersia

Expressions Definition
Flindersia australis Tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Flindersia schottiana Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Flindersia Small genus of Australian timber trees. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Flindersia


Flindersia

Flindersia
Fruit pods of F. australis
Fruit pods of F. australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Flindersia
Species

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Flindersia is a genus of 14 species of tree in the family Rutaceae. They are native to the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia.

They are cultivated and planted for both timber and as a street tree. The genus was named after explorer Matthew Flinders.


Species

  • Flindersia amboinensis
  • Flindersia australis
  • Flindersia ifflaina
  • Flindersia laevicarpa
  • Flindersia pimenteliana
  • Flindersia schottiana

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Topics by Level of Interest: Flindersia

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Flindersia 7     Flindersia 7
Flindersia pimenteliana 4     Flindersia amboinensis 4
Flindersia laevicarpa 4     Flindersia ifflaina 4
Flindersia schottiana 4     Flindersia laevicarpa 4
Flindersia amboinensis 4     Flindersia pimenteliana 4
Flindersia ifflaina 4     Flindersia schottiana 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).