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Tropaeolaceae — noun coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum • Syn: ↑family Tropaeolaceae, ↑nasturtium family • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑order Geraniales … Useful english dictionary
rosid dicot family — noun a family of dicotyledonous plants • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Connaraceae, ↑family Connaraceae, ↑zebrawood family, ↑Leguminosae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nasturtium family — noun coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum • Syn: ↑Tropaeolaceae, ↑family Tropaeolaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Geraniales, ↑order Geraniales … Useful english dictionary
Tropaeolum — This article is about the flowering plants of the genus Tropaeolum, commonly called nasturtiums. For the genus of watercresses, see Nasturtium (genus). Tropaeolum Tropaeolum majus Scientific … Wikipedia
Geraniales — noun an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae • Syn: ↑order Geraniales • Hypernyms: ↑plant… … Useful english dictionary
order Geraniales — noun an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae • Syn: ↑Geraniales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • … Useful english dictionary
Tropaeolum — n. a trailing or climbing plant of the genus Tropaeolum, with trumpet shaped yellow, orange, or red flowers. Etymology: mod.L f. L tropaeum trophy, with ref. to the likeness of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield * * * noun a tropical… … Useful english dictionary
genus Tropaeolum — noun a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae • Syn: ↑Tropaeolum • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Tropaeolaceae, ↑family Tropaeolaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
nasturtium — /na sterr sheuhm, neuh /, n. any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, cultivated for its showy, usually orange, red, or yellow flowers or for its fruit, which is pickled and used like capers. [1560 70; < L nasturtium, nasturcium a kind of cress, taken… … Universalium
Thorne system (1992) — A modern system of plant taxonomy, the Thorne system (1992) of plant classification was drawn up by the botanist Robert F. Thorne (1920 ). He replaced it in 2000 with a new system. These two systems were published in: * * * *The system is… … Wikipedia
