Helleborus
See also: helleborus
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, via Latin from Ancient Greek ἑλλέβορος (helléboros), possibly from ἄλκη (álkē, “fawn”) βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “to eat”).
Proper noun
editHelleborus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – hellebores.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae – subfamily; Helleboreae – tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Helleborus sect. Chenopus, Helleborus sect. Dicarpon, Helleborus sect. Griphopus, Helleborus sect. Helleborastrum, Helleborus sect. Helleborus, Helleborus sect. Syncarpus – sections
- Helleborus niger (Christmas rose or black hellebore) – type species
References
edit- Helleborus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Helleborus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Helleborus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons