Definition of Ligularia

1. Noun. Genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants.

Exact synonyms: Genus Ligularia
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Member holonyms: Leopard Plant

Definition of Ligularia

1. Noun. (botany) Any of several species of flowering plant, of the genus ''Ligularia'', having heart-shaped leaves and bright, daisy-like flowers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ligularia

lignotubers
lignous
lignum
lignum-vitae
lignum rhodium
lignum vitae
lignums
ligroin
ligroine
ligroines
ligroins
ligs
ligula
ligulae
ligular
ligularia
ligularias
ligulas
ligulate
ligulated
ligule
ligules
liguliflorous
liguloid
ligure
ligures
ligustrin
ligustrum
ligustrums
lii

Literary usage of Ligularia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Not yet known in American gardens. Needs further study.—Ligularia ... seem to the writer to be jrc satisfactorily treated under the genus Ligularia. ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"Ligularia. Cineraria is also a Senecio, but the florist's Cineraria is described under that name in Vol. I of this work. Bentham & Hooker refer to Senecio ..."

3. The Flora of British India by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1890)
"Fl. Й8; Brand. FUI: Fl. 439 ; Kurz For. Fl. ii. 416 ; Beddome Forester's Man. US; Wall Cat. "689. E. ligularia, Ro.rb. Fl. Lid. ii. 465 ; Ham. in Trans. ..."

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