Tropaeolum

See also: Tropæolum

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin tropaeum (“trophy, memorial of victory”). Coined by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.

Proper noun

Tropaeolum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tropaeolaceae – nasturtiums.

Usage notes

• Includes species formerly treated as members of genera Magallana and Tropaeastrum.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Tropaeolaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tropaeolum majus (garden nasturtium, Indian cress, lark's-heel) - type species; Tropaeolum buchenavianum, Tropaeolum peregrinum (canary-bird flower) - selected other species; for more species, sections, and subspecies see Tropaeolum at Tropicos

See also

• Nasturtium

References

• Tropaeolum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tropaeolum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tropaeolum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tropaeolum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Tropaeolum at Tropicos