Scrophularia

Translingual

Scrophularia chrysantha

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

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