belamcanda

Thân thiện

A gardener plants a belamcanda in a sunny flowerbed.

Definition

Noun 1. A genus of flowering plants: Belamcanda is a genus of perennial herbaceous plants in the iris family (Iridaceae), characterized by sword-shaped leaves and distinctive spotted flowers.

Examples of Usage

• The garden featured several species, including a vibrant Belamcanda.
• Belamcanda chinensis, commonly called blackberry lily, is the most well-known species in this genus.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy, the genus name Belamcanda is always italicized. It is sometimes considered synonymous with the genus in some classification systems.

Variants and Related Words

• Belamcanda chinensis (n): The sole species traditionally placed in this genus, known for its orange flowers with red spots and seed clusters that resemble blackberries.
• Iris domestica (n): The accepted scientific name for the plant formerly classified as .

Synonyms

• Blackberry lily (n): The common name for the plant (Iris domestica).
• Leopard lily (n): A common name referring to the spotted flowers of the plant.

Related Terms

• Iridaceae (n): The iris family of plants, to which the genus Belamcanda belongs.
• Monocotyledon (n): A major group of flowering plants to which irises and Belamcanda belong, characterized by a single seed leaf.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Belamcanda
• genus Belamcanda