Hydrangea
See also: hydrangea
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) and ἄγγος (ángos, “jar”) after the shape of its fruits. Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]
Proper noun
Hydrangea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrangeaceae – hydrangeas, most species of which are found in China.
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; Hydrangeeae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hydrangea arborescens (smooth hydrangea, sevenbark) – type species; Hydrangea alternifolia, Hydrangea amamiohsimensis, Hydrangea anomala, Hydrangea arguta, Hydrangea aspera, Hydrangea barbara, Hydrangea bifida, Hydrangea bretschneideri, Hydrangea caerulea, Hydrangea chinensis, Hydrangea cinerea, Hydrangea davidii, Hydrangea febrifuga, Hydrangea heteromalla, Hydrangea hirta, Hydrangea hydrangeoides, Hydrangea integrifolia, Hydrangea involucrata, Hydrangea macrophylla, Hydrangea moellendorffii, Hydrangea obtusifolia, Hydrangea paniculata, Hydrangea peruviana, Hydrangea platyarguta, Hydrangea quercifolia, Hydrangea radiata, Hydrangea sargentiana, Hydrangea scandens, Hydrangea serrata, Hydrangea serratifolia, Hydrangea strigosa, Hydrangea stylosa, Hydrangea viburnoides, Hydrangea xanthoneura – selected other species
References
- Hydrangea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hydrangea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Hydrangea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.