Ledum
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λήδανον (lḗdanon).
Proper noun
Ledum n
- Labrador tea
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae.
- A taxonomic subsection within the family Ericaceae – Rhododendron subsect. Ledum.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Ericoideae - subfamily; Rhodoreae - tribe
- (subsection): Ericales - order; Rhododendron - genus; Rhododendron subg. Rhododendronnbsp- subgenus; Rhododendron sect. Rhododendron - section
References
- “Ledum”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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