Herniaria

See also: herniaria and herniária

Translingual

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Etymology

Possibly from New Latin *herniāria f (“herniary, relating to a hernia”). This etymology may draw a conceptual cognate with English rupturewort, since hernias are a medical disorder in which a part of the body ruptures into elsewhere abnormally. Both are possibly named after the genus' usage to treat hernias. If so, cognate with English herniary.

Proper noun

Herniaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – rupturewort.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Paronychieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Hernaria glabra (burstwort) - type species

References

Herniaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Herniaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Herniaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons