Uvularia
See also: uvularia
Translingual
Uvularia grandiflora, large-flowered merrybells
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin uvula, because the flowers dangle much like the human uvula and the plant was once considered effective medicine for uvular disease.
Proper noun
Uvularia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Colchicaceae – bellworts, bellflowers, or merrybells, of North America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Liliales - order; Colchicaceae - family; Uvularieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Uvularia perfoliata (perfoliate bellwort) - type species; Uvularia floridana (Florida bellwort), Uvularia grandiflora (large marrybell), Uvularia puberula (mountain bellwort), Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats) - other species
References
Uvularia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Uvularia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Uvularia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Uvularia at USDA Plants database
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