pulicaria

Thân thiện

A gardener plants pulicaria in a sunny flower bed.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A genus of plants: Pulicaria is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family (Asteraceae). These are typically temperate Old World herbs commonly known as fleabanes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The field was dotted with the yellow flowers of Pulicaria dysenterica.
  • Botanists are studying the medicinal properties of various Pulicaria species.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy: The name "Pulicaria" is used in scientific classification to group related species.
  • The specimen was correctly identified as belonging to the genus Pulicaria.

Variants and Related Words

• Fleabane: A common name for plants in the genus and some related genera, historically believed to repel fleas.
  • Many fleabanes, including those in the Pulicaria genus, have daisy-like flowers.

Synonyms

• Genus Pulicaria: The formal taxonomic designation.
• Fleabane (in part): A shared common name for some species within this genus and others.

Notes

• This word is a specialized botanical term. Its usage is primarily scientific or related to horticulture and plant identification.

Học thuật

Noun

1. genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Pulicaria
• genus Pulicaria