galtonia

galtonia
\\gȯlˈtōnēə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Sir Francis Galton + New Latin -ia
1. capitalized : a small genus of southern African bulbous plants (family Liliaceae) that was formerly included in Hyacinthus but is distinguished by the large two to three foot long somewhat fleshy leaves and larger flowers in long loose racemes — see summer hyacinth
2. -s : any plant of the genus Galtonia

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galtonia /göl-tōˈni-ə or gal-/
noun
Any bulbous plant of genus Galtonia, native to southern Africa, esp G. candicans, the Cape hyacinth
ORIGIN: Named after Sir Francis Galton (1822–1911), British scientist

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  • Galtonia —   [nach Sir F. Galton] die, /...ni |en, Gattung der Liliengewächse mit drei Arten im südlichen Afrika; darunter die weiß blühende Riesenhyazinthe (Galtonia candicans), deren Blüten einen traubigen Blütenstand mit bis zu 1,2 m hohem Blütenschaft… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Galtonia — Decne., Gattung der Liliazeen mit zwei Arten in Südafrika, von denen G. candicans Decne. (Hyacinthus candicans Baker) mit wenigen langen linealischen Grundblättern und 30–40 großen, hängenden, weißen Blüten in prächtigen Ähren an 0,5–1 m hohem… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Galtonia —   Galtonia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Galtonia — Taxobox image caption = Galtonia candicans name = Galtonia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Hyacinthaceae genus = Galtonia genus authority = Decne. subdivision ranks = Species subdivision …   Wikipedia

  • Galtonia — galtonija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių (Hyacinthaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Galtonia). atitikmenys: lot. Galtonia angl. giant summer hyacinth; summer hyacinth vok. Galtonie; Riesenkap; Sommerhyazinthe rus. гальтония; гиацинт …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • galtonia — galtonija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių (Hyacinthaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Galtonia). atitikmenys: lot. Galtonia angl. giant summer hyacinth; summer hyacinth vok. Galtonie; Riesenkap; Sommerhyazinthe rus. гальтония; гиацинт …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Galtonia candicans —   Galtonia candicans …   Wikipedia Español

  • Galtonia (archosaur) — Taxobox| name = Galtonia fossil range = Late Triassic regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata superclassis = Tetrapoda classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Diapsida unranked ordo = Archosauria unranked familia = Crurotarsi genus …   Wikipedia

  • Galtonia (Archosauria) —   Galtonia Rango temporal: Triásico superior …   Wikipedia Español

  • Galtonia candicans — balsvoji galtonija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Hiacintinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Galtonia candicans), paplitęs pietų Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Galtonia candicans angl. Cape hyacinth; giant summer hyacint; spire lily; summer… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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