genus Camellia
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~ tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees
genus Cercis
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~ deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
genus Asphodelus
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~ small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
genus Astragalus
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~ large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
genus Bartle-Frere
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~ a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named
genus Arum
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~ type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves
genus Cattleya
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~ large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties
genus Asclepias
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~ genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed