tropaeolum

Noun

tro=pae=o=lum

WORDNET DICTIONARY

tropaeolum(n = noun.plant) genus tropaeolum - a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae; Array

is a kind of rosid dicot genus

is a member of family tropaeolaceae, nasturtium family, tropaeolaceae

tropaeolum, n. a trailing or climbing plant of the genus Tropaeolum, with trumpet-shaped yellow, orange, or red flowers.

Etymology

mod.L f. L tropaeum trophy, with ref. to the likeness of the flower and leaf to a helmet and shield

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