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.

Proper noun

Scrophularia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scrophulariaceae – 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