Tropaeolum
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See also: Tropæolum
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin tropaeum (“trophy, memorial of victory”) + Latin -olum. Coined by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus.
Proper noun
Tropaeolum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tropaeolaceae – nasturtiums.
Usage notes
- Includes species formerly treated as members of genera Magallana and Tropaeastrum.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Brassicales – order; Tropaeolaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tropaeolum majus (garden nasturtium, Indian cress, lark's-heel) - type species; Tropaeolum buchenavianum, Tropaeolum peregrinum (canary-bird flower) - selected other species; for more species, sections, and subspecies see Tropaeolum at Tropicos
See also
References
Tropaeolum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tropaeolum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tropaeolum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Tropaeolum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Tropaeolum at Tropicos
