Convallaria
See also: convallaria
Translingual
Convallaria majalis
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin convallis (“valley”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]
Proper noun
Convallaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – Usually only one species is counted to belong to this genus, Convallaria majalis or 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; Nolinoideae - subfamily
References
- 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.