Ferula

See also: ferula and férula

Translingual

Ferula communis (giant fennel)

Etymology

From Latin ferula (“giant fennel”).

Proper noun

Ferula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – many aromatic plants, including asafoetida.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Apiales – order; Apiaceae – family; Apioideae - subfamily; Scandiceae - tribe; Ferulinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ferula communis - type species; Ferula assa-foetida, Ferula foetida - selected other species; for other species see Ferula at The Plant List.

References

• Ferula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ferula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ferula (Apiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ferula at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ferula at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ferula at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Ferula at Tropicos
• Ferula at USDA Plants database
• Ferula at The Plant List