Uvularia

See also: uvularia

Translingual

Uvularia grandiflora, large-flowered merrybells

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin uvula, because the flowers dangle much like the human uvula and the plant was once considered effective medicine for uvular disease.

Proper noun

Uvularia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Colchicaceae – bellworts, bellflowers, or merrybells, of North America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Colchicaceae - family; Uvularieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Uvularia perfoliata (perfoliate bellwort) - type species; Uvularia floridana (Florida bellwort), Uvularia grandiflora (large marrybell), Uvularia puberula (mountain bellwort), Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats) - other species

References

• Uvularia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Uvularia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Uvularia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Uvularia at USDA Plants database