Lawsonia

See also: lawsonia and lawsonią

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, named after persons named Lawson:

the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus (plant).
Gordon H.K. Lawson, the veterinary pathologist who identified the bacterium.
Lawson unknown for the weevil genus.

Proper noun

Lawsonia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – henna plant.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Desulfovibrionaceae – certain bacteria.
  3. A taxonomic genus within the family Anthribidae – certain fungus weevils.

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Descendants

  • English: lawsone

References

plant
bacteria
insect