Alchemilla

See also: alchemilla

Translingual

Alchemilla vulgaris leaves bearing water drops

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, diminutive of alchemia (“alchemy”), from belief in the power of the drops distinctively formed on the leaves of the plant.

Proper noun

Alchemilla f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the lady's mantles, herbaceous perennial plants.

Hypernyms

• (genua): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Rosoideae - subfamily; Potentilleae - tribe; Fragariinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Alchemilla vulgaris - type species; for other species see Alchemilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Alchemilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alchemilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Alchemilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Alchemilla at Tropicos
• Alchemilla at The Plant List
• Alchemilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information