Circaea

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κίρκη (Kírkē, “Circe”), the mythical enchantress who used the plant in her magic.

Proper noun

Circaea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Onagraceae – 7-10 species of flowering plants, most commonly known as enchanter's nightshades.

Hyponyms

• Circaea alpina (alpine enchanter's-nightshade)
  • Circaea alpina subsp. alpina
  • Circaea alpina subsp. angustifolia
  • Circaea alpina subsp. caulescens
  • Circaea alpina subsp. imaicola
  • Circaea alpina subsp. micrantha
  • Circaea alpina subsp. pacifica
• Circaea canadensis (syn. Circaea lutetiana subsp. canadensis)
• Circaea cordata
• Circaea erubescens
• Circaea glabrescens
• Circaea lutetiana (enchanter's-nightshade)
• Circaea mollis
• Circaea quadrisulcata (syn. Circaea canadensis subsp. quadrisulcata)
• Circaea repens

Descendants

• French: circée

Further reading

• Circaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Circaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Circaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons