Asarum
See also: asarum
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin asarum (“wild nard”).
Proper noun
Asarum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Aristolochiaceae – plants in the birthwort family.
Synonyms
- wild ginger
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Aristolochiaceae - family; Asaroideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Asarum subg. Asarum, Asarum subg. Heterotropa - subgenera; Asarum europaeum - type species; Asarum canadense - selected species
References
- Asarum at USDA Plants database