Uvularia
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See also: uvularia
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Latin uvula, because the flowers dangle much like the human uvula and the plant was once considered effective medicine for uvular disease.
Proper noun[edit]
Uvularia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colchicaceae – bellworts, bellflowers, or merrybells, of North America.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Colchicaceae - family; Uvularieae - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Uvularia perfoliata (perfoliate bellwort) - type species; Uvularia floridana (Florida bellwort), Uvularia grandiflora (large marrybell), Uvularia puberula (mountain bellwort), Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats) - other species
References[edit]
Uvularia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Uvularia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Uvularia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Uvularia at USDA Plants database
