mentzelia

Thân thiện

A bright yellow mentzelia flower blooms in a rocky desert landscape.

Definition

Noun: 1. A genus of plants: Mentzelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae. These are primarily bristly herbs or subshrubs found in western America. A key characteristic is that they lack stinging hairs, unlike some related plants.

Usage

• species are adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
• Botanists study the unique floral structure of .
• The genus includes both annual and perennial species.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy, the genus name is always italicized.
• The genus is named after the German botanist and physician Christian Mentzel.

Variants and Related Words

• Blazing star: A common name for several species, particularly those with bright, star-shaped flowers.
• Stickleaf: Another common name for plants in this genus, referring to the barbed or sticky hairs on the leaves and stems that can adhere to clothing or fur.

Synonyms

• Genus Mentzelia: The formal taxonomic synonym.

Different Meanings

This word has a single, specific meaning as a proper noun referring to a genus of plants. It is not used in other general contexts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Mentzelia
• genus Mentzelia