Vaccaria

Vaccaria
noun
cow-cockles
Syn: ↑genus Vaccaria
Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

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\\vaˈka(a)rēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, cow pasture; from its value as fodder
in some classifications : a small genus of Eurasian annual herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having opposite acute leaves and rather small red or pink flowers in terminal cymes followed by 5-angled much inflated capsules and being usually included in the genus Saponaria

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  • Vaccaria — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Vaccaria — (Carbonesca,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Fraz. Colpalombo, 06024 Carbonesca, Италия …   Каталог отелей

  • Vaccaria —   Vaccaria …   Wikipedia Español

  • Vaccaria — ID 86919 Symbol Key VACCA Common Name soapwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Vaccaria hispanica — Vaccaria hispanica …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vaccaria hispanica — Taxobox name = Vaccaria Pyramidata regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Caryophyllaceae genus = Vaccaria species = V. hispanica binomial = Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert Vaccaria… …   Wikipedia

  • Vaccaria hispanica — cow cockle cow cockle n. a European annual ({Vaccaria hispanica}) with pale rose colored flowers; cultivated flower or self sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort. Syn: cowherb, cow cockle, {Vaccaria …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vaccaria hispanica — cow cockle cow cockle n. a European annual ({Vaccaria hispanica}) with pale rose colored flowers; cultivated flower or self sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort. Syn: cowherb, cow cockle, {Vaccaria …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vaccaria pyramidata — cow cockle cow cockle n. a European annual ({Vaccaria hispanica}) with pale rose colored flowers; cultivated flower or self sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort. Syn: cowherb, cow cockle, {Vaccaria …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vaccaria hispanica — noun European annual with pale rose colored flowers; cultivated flower or self sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort • Syn: ↑cowherb, ↑cow cockle, ↑Vaccaria pyramidata, ↑Saponaria vaccaria •… …   Useful english dictionary

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