Convallaria
See also: convallaria
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin convallis (“valley”). Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus.[1][2]
Proper noun
Convallaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – lily of the valley.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Asparagaceae – family; Convallarioideae – subfamily; Convallarieae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley) – type species
References
- Convallaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Convallaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Convallaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.