Carpenteria
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See also: carpenteria
Translingual
Etymology
English Carpenter + -ia, after William Marbury Carpenter, a botanist from Louisiana
Proper noun
Carpenteria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – tree anemone or bush anemone.
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with Carpentaria.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Cornales – order; Hydrangeaceae – family; Hydrangeoideae - subfamily; Philadelpheae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Carpenteria californica - sole species
References
Carpenteria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Carpenteria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Carpenteria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
