Ledum

Ledum

See also: ledum

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λήδανον (lḗdanon).

Proper noun

Ledum n

1. Labrador tea
   1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae.
   2. A taxonomic subsection within the genus Rhododendron – Rhododendron subsect. Ledum.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Ericoideae - subfamily; Rhodoreae - tribe
• (subsection): Rhododendron - genus; Rhododendron subg. Rhododendronnbsp- subgenus; Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron - section

References

• Ledum in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Ledum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ledum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ledum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ledum at The Plant List