Another botanical curiosity is called the impregnated lemon; which is a perfect and distinct lemon enclosed within another, and differing from the outer one only in being a little more globular.

Upon their introduction into Europe, chilis were grown as botanical curiosities in the gardens of Spanish and Portuguese monasteries.

Long considered a botanical curiosity, phytoliths attracted little attention for more than a century after their discovery in 1846 by Christian Ehrenberg, a German scientist specializing in microscopy.

A botanical curiosity is the Weeping Beech, Fagus sylvatica pendula, cherished as "the upside-down tree".

But that bit of botanical curiosity only served as momentary diversion from the question overwhelming her: How did I get into this mess?

For reasons that ranged from botanical curiosity to decorative one-upmanship, middle-class Victorians dotted their parlors with readily accessible plants from the tropics.

Its botanical curiosities are much appreciated by the visitors.

Interest in waxy maize suddenly mushroomed, and this maize type abandoned the status of botanical curiosity and speciality product to become the subject of major research importance.

Only recently it has been cultivated outside its native range, grown more for its botanical curiosity than for ornamental values.

With the spread of botany as a suitable avocation for the enlightened, the Gardenesque tended to emphasize botanical curiosities and a collector's approach.