Montia

Montia
noun
small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia
• Syn: ↑genus Montia
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Portulacaceae, ↑family Portulacaceae, ↑purslane family
• Member Meronyms: ↑Indian lettuce

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\\ˈmäntēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Giuseppe Monti died 1760 Italian botanist & New Latin -ia
: a small genus of densely tufted annual herbs (family Portulacaceae) having opposite fleshy leaves, flowers with two sepals and three white petals, and a three-seeded capsule — see blinks, toad lily, water chickweed

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  • Montia — fontana Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • montia — [mɔ̃sja] ou montie [mɔ̃si] n. f. ÉTYM. 1752, montia, Trévoux (probablt de la trad. 1746 48 du Dictionnaire médical de R. James); montie, 1828; de Monti, n. pr. d un botaniste bolognais (1682 1760); montia, n. de genre, av. 1802, A. Michaux. ❖ ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Montĭa — (M. Michel.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Portulaceae Calandrinieae, 3. Kl. 3. Ordn. L.; Art: M. fontana, kleine, lebhaft grüne, buschige, in Quellen wachsende Pflanze, mit saftigen, glatten Blättern u. weißen Endblüthen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • MONTIA — vide MODOETIA …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Montia — Montia …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Montia —   Montia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Montia — Tellerkräuter Claytonia virginica Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) Klasse …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Montia L. — Род 95. Монция (Сем. Portulacaceae – Портулаковые) 224. Montia fontana L. – Монция ручейная (Syn: Montia rivularls C. C. Gmel.) …   Флора Центрально-лесного государственного заповедника

  • Montia — ID 54902 Symbol Key MONTI Common Name minerslettuce Family Portulacaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MS, MT, NC, NM, NV, OR, PA, TN, UT, VA,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Montia fontana — Montie des fontaines …   Wikipédia en Français

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