Pedicularis

See also: pedicularis

Translingual

Pedicularis sylvatica

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pedīculāris (“pedicular; of lice”), from Latin pediculus (“louse”).

Proper noun

Pedicularis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – perennial root parasite plants.

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; Orobanchaceae – family; Pedicularideae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pedicularis sylvatica - type species; for other species see Pedicularis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .

Descendants

• → English: pedicularis
• → French: pédiculaire (learned)
• → Greek: πεδικουλαρίδα (pedikoularída) (learned)

References

• Pedicularis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pedicularis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pedicularis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pedicularis at USDA Plants database
• Pedicularis at Tropicos
• Pedicularis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Pedicularis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Pedicularis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Pedicularis at The Plant List