Alchemilla
See also: alchemilla
Translingual
Alchemilla vulgaris leaves bearing water drops
Etymology
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, diminutive of alchemia (“alchemy”), from belief in the power of the drops distinctively formed on the leaves of the plant.
Proper noun
Alchemilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the lady's mantles, herbaceous perennial plants.
Hypernyms
- (genua): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Rosoideae - subfamily; Potentilleae - tribe; Fragariinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Alchemilla vulgaris - type species; for other species see
References
- Alchemilla at Tropicos
- Alchemilla at The Plant List
- Alchemilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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