Darlingtonia
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Translingual
Etymology
Named after American physician, botanist and politician William Darlington (1782–1863): English Darlington + Latin -ia.
Proper noun
Darlingtonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sarraceniaceae – California pitcher plant, cobra lily.
- Synonym of Desmanthus (“genus of legumes”)
- Synonym of Ialtris (“genus of snakes”)
Hypernyms
- (genus in Sarraceniaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Sarraceniaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Sarraceniaceae): Darlingtonia californica – sole species
Descendants
- → English: Darlingtonia, darlingtonia
References
- cobra lily
Darlingtonia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Darlingtonia Torr. on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Darlingtonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
Named after Darlingtonia californica, common in the region, from Darlington + Latin -ia.
Proper noun
Darlingtonia
Translations
unincorporated community in Del Norte County, California, United States
Further reading
- Darlingtonia, California on Wikipedia.Wikipedia