Androsace
any plant of the genus androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
historical examples
in another part grew an androsace with two drooping flowers.
lachesis lapponica carl von linn
in more sunny places a primula and androsace were in full flower.
western himalaya and tibet thomas thomson
wild flowers had also begun to vegetate: a violet was in flower on the banks of streamlets, as well as a primula and an androsace.
western himalaya and tibet thomas thomson
Read Also:
- Androscoggin
a river flowing from ne new hampshire through sw maine into the kennebec river. 171 miles (275 km) long. historical examples then well fly east past the mountains until we strike the androscoggin. the flying reporter lewis e. (lewis edwin) theiss in these we threw a fly for trout and caught a chub in androscoggin. […]
- Androsphinx
a with the head of a man. historical examples the form of which we have spoken as being that of the great sphinx is called the androsphinx (fig. 3). a history of art for beginners and students clara erskine clement sometimes the androsphinx has human hands in place of the lion’s paws. a history of […]
- Androspore
the zoospore of certain algae that develops into a small male plant producing antherozoids.
- Androstane
androstane androstane an·dro·stane (ān’drə-stān’) n. a steroid hydrocarbon from which androgens are derived.
- Androstenediol
androstenediol androstenediol an·dro·stene·di·ol (ān’drə-stēn’dī-ôl’, -dē-ôl’) n. an unsaturated steriodal derivative of androstane that contains two alcohol groups and exists in three isomeric forms.