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- noun botany Any of the former
genus Dryandra ofAustralian shrubs , now considered aseries withingBanksia .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The clepsydra had already accomplished three turns, and yet I roamed by the railing under the dryandra trees.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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But when dryandra leaves begin to drop, they then part and divide,
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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“The place here is full of dryandra and banana trees, and if one could possibly hit upon some name bearing upon the dryandra and banana, it would be preferable.”
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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“The dryandra trees by the eaves of the covered passage are growing all right,” she remarked.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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On this bright beauteous day, I bask in the dryandra shade, with a cup in my hand.
Hung Lou Meng 2003
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But Shih Shu then got ready four lots of paper and pens, share and share alike, and one and all quietly set to work, racking their brains to perform their task, with the exception of Tai-yü, who either kept on rubbing the dryandra flowers, or looking at the autumnal weather, or bandying jokes as well with the servant-girls; while Ying Ch'un ordered
Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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On this bright beauteous day, I bask in the dryandra shade, with a cup in my hand.
Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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The clepsydra had already accomplished three turns, and yet I roamed by the railing under the dryandra trees.
Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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"The place here is full of dryandra and banana trees, and if one could possibly hit upon some name bearing upon the dryandra and banana, it would be preferable."
Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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But when dryandra leaves begin to drop, they then part and divide,
Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Xueqin Cao
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