Pinguicula

See also: pinguicula

Translingual

Etymology

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Particularly: “Latin pinguis (“fat”); based on the ending, from feminine of pinguiculus?”

Proper noun

Pinguicula f

A taxonomic genus within the family Lentibulariaceae – insectivorous plants, the butterworts.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lentibulariaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Pinguicula vulgaris - type species; for other species see Pinguicula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Pinguicula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia