Tropaeolum
See also: Tropæolum
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin tropaeum (“trophy, memorial of victory”). Coined by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
Proper noun
Tropaeolum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tropaeolaceae – nasturtiums.
Usage notes
- Includes species formerly treated as members of genera Magallana and Tropaeastrum.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Tropaeolaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tropaeolum majus - type species; Tropaeolum peregrinum (canary-bird flower) for sections, species, and subspecies see Tropaeolum at Tropicos
References
Tropaeolum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tropaeolum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tropaeolum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tropaeolum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Tropaeolum at Tropicos