Scrophularia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, borrowed from Latin scrōfula + New Latin -aria; from the supposed efficacy of such plants in the treatment of scrofula. [1]
Proper noun
Scrophularia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – the figworts, native principally to Asia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Scrophulariaceae - family; Scrophularieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Scrophularia nodosa - type species; for other species see Scrophularia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Derived terms
- Scrophularia mottle virus
References
- Scrophularia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scrophularia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Scrophularia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Scrophularia at Tropicos
- Scrophularia at USDA Plants database
- Scrophularia at The Plant List
- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrophularia