Lythrum

Translingual

Lythrum salicaria (type species)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύθρον (lúthron, “gore”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. semantics need explanation

Proper noun

Lythrum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – certain flowering plants called loosestrife.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lythrum acutangulum, Lythrum alatum, Lythrum anatolicum, Lythrum baeticum, Lythrum breviflorum, Lythrum californicum, Lythrum gracile, Lythrum junceum, Lythrum hyssopifolia, Lythrum linearifolium, Lythrum linifolium, Lythrum maritimum, Lythrum ovalifolium, Lythrum portula, Lythrum salicaria, Lythrum thymifolia, Lythrum tribracteatum, Lythrum virgatum, Lythrum virgultosum, Lythrum volgense, Lythrum vulneraria (species)

References

• Lythrum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lythrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lythrum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons