Plantae
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In 1743, Dr. Colden published Plantae Coldenghamae, which described the plants on his land, with the help of his daughter, Jane, aged 19.
From Salon
An ethnobotanist based at Emory University in Atlanta, Quave, 38, has an unabashed fondness for all citizens of the kingdom plantae.
From New York Times
The kinkiness of their meat eating aside, the 590 or so known species of carnivorous plants are all legitimate, chlorophyll-carrying members of the kingdom Plantae.
From New York Times
‘Only plantae’ means trees containing only sequences from green algae and/or red algae and/or glaucophytes; algal origin therefore cannot be inferred with confidence.
From Nature
‘Only plantae’ means trees containing only sequences from green algae and/or red algae and/or glaucophytes; algal origin therefore cannot be inferred with confidence.
From Nature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
