Verrucaria

See also: verrucaria

Translingual

Verrucaria nigrescens

Etymology

Latin, from Latin verrucaria herba (“any plant thought to cure warts”), from verrūca (“wart”) + -āria

Proper noun

Verrucaria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Verrucariaceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina - subdivision; Eurotiomycetes - class; Chaetothyriomycetidae - subclass; Verrucariales - order; Verrucariaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Verrucaria rupestris (wart lichen) - type species; Verrucaria arctica, Verrucaria striatula - selected other species

References

• Verrucaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Verrucaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Verrucaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons