Viscaria
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin viscum (“mistletoe”) + -aria, referencing the stickiness of these plants.
Proper noun
Viscaria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – certain flowering plants, catchflies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Caryophyllaceae – family; Sileneae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Viscaria vulgaris (sticky catchfly, clammy campion) – type species
References
- Viscaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Viscaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Viscaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons