Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leaf-nosed bats of the family Phyllostomidæ, founded by Leach in 1822. M. redmani is a West Indian species, about 12 inches in extent, and of a grayish-brown color.
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Examples
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The seeds of the cones of the nut pine (_Pinus monophyllus_), a new species described by Dr. Torrey, and alluded to by Col. Fremont in his exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains, are largely used by the
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He brought with him, in a little skin bag, a few pounds of the seeds of a pine-tree, which to - day we saw for the first time, and which Dr. Torrey has described as a new species, under the name of _pinus monophyllus_; in popular language it might be called the _nut pine_.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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Among the few trees was the nut pine, (_pinus monophyllus_.)
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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The only botanist who has fairly described it has given it the name of _pinus monophyllus_.
The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness Mayne Reid 1850
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Applied to the calyx, perianth, involucre, and cirrus or ten - dril; in oppofition to monophyllus one-leafed. —
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(_pinus monophyllus_,) which here are of larger size -- 12 to 15 inches in diameter; heaps of cones lying on the ground, where the Indians have gathered the seeds.
The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont 1851
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