Dicentra
See also: dicentra
Translingual
Dicentra cucullaria
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “double”) and Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “goad, spur”).
Proper noun
Dicentra f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Papaveraceae.
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fumariaceae – about a dozen species of perennial herbs with glaucous dissected leaves and a heart-shaped or two-spurred corolla, including Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis.
the former Dicentra spectabilis, now Lamprocapnos spectabilis
Hypernyms
- (genus in Papaveraceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Papaveraceae - family; Fumarioideae - subfamily; Fumarieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Papaveraceae): Dicentra canadensis, Dicentra cucullaria, Dicentra eximia, Dicentra formosa, Dicentra nevadensis, Dicentra pauciflora, Dicentra peregrina, Dicentra uniflora - species
- (archaic genus circumscription): Above species plus those shown at
Dicentra#Former species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Dicentra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dicentra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dicentra on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Dicentra at USDA Plants database
- Dicentra at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Dicentra at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Papaveraceae at APWeb
- Dicentra at The Plant List
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