Tropaeolum

See also: Tropæolum

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin tropaeum (“trophy, memorial of victory”). 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 - type species; Tropaeolum peregrinum (canary-bird flower) for sections, species, and subspecies see Tropaeolum at Tropicos

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

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