Tellima

Tellima
noun
genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America
• Syn: ↑genus Tellima
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Saxifragaceae, ↑family Saxifragaceae, ↑saxifrage family
• Member Meronyms: ↑false alumroot, ↑fringe cups, ↑Tellima grandiflora

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\\ˈteləmə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, anagram of Mitella, genus of plants allied to Tellima, from Latin, headband, diminutive of mitra headband, turban — more at miter
: a genus of hardy herbaceous perennials (family Saxifragaceae) of western No. America that have palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding 5-petaled flowers — see false alumroot

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Tellima /telˈi-mə/
noun
A genus of hardy herbaceous perennials of the saxifrage family
ORIGIN: New L

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  • Tellima — (T. R. Br.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Saxifragaceae Saxifrageae; Arten: in Californien u. Nordamerika …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Tellima —   Tellima …   Wikipedia Español

  • Tellima — Falsche Alraunenwurzel Falsche Alraunenwurzel (Tellima grandiflora) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tellima — ID 82908 Symbol Key TELLI Common Name tellima Family Saxifragaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Tellima R. Br. — Symbol TELLI Common Name tellima Botanical Family Saxifragaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Tellima grandiflora — Taxobox name = Tellima grandiflora Big flower tellima image width = 240px image caption = Tellima grandiflora in flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Saxifragales familia = Saxifragaceae genus = Tellima… …   Wikipedia

  • Tellima grandiflora — Falsche Alraunenwurzel Falsche Alraunenwurzel (Tellima grandiflora) Systematik Abteilung: Bedecktsamer (Magnoliophyta) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tellima grandiflora — ID 82909 Symbol Key TEGR2 Common Name bigflower tellima Family Saxifragaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Tellima grandiflora — noun plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho • Syn: ↑false alumroot, ↑fringe cups • Hypernyms: ↑wildflower,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tellima grandiflora (Pursh) Douglas ex Lindl. — Symbol TEGR2 Common Name bigflower tellima Botanical Family Saxifragaceae …   Scientific plant list

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