calluna

Thân thiện

A bee lands on a purple calluna flower in a sunny garden.

Definition

Noun A genus of flowering plants in the heather family (Ericaceae), containing a single species: Calluna vulgaris, commonly known as heather or ling.

Usage

This word is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to this botanical genus. * The moorland was covered in a purple carpet of Calluna. * Calluna vulgaris is the sole species within the genus Calluna.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical and horticultural contexts, "Calluna" is used to distinguish true heather from similar plants in the closely related genus .
  • For this garden, we selected several cultivars of Calluna for their winter foliage color.

Variants and Related Words

• Calluna vulgaris (n): The full scientific name (binomial nomenclature) for the common heather plant.
• Heather (n): The common name for plants in the genus .
• Ling (n): Another common name for .

Synonyms

• Heather
• Ling

Notes on Meaning

"Calluna" refers exclusively to the genus level in plant taxonomy. It is not typically used in everyday conversation but is standard in scientific, gardening, and ecological contexts. The defining characteristic is that it is a monotypic genus (containing only one species).

Học thuật

Noun

1. one species

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Calluna
• genus Calluna