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Definition: Biscutella

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Biscutella" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1802. (references)

Common Expressions: Biscutella

Expressions Definition
Genus Biscutella Genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Biscutella

Biscutella

Biscutella
Biscutella laevigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Biscutella

Biscutella is a genus of about 46 species of flowering plants of Brassicaceae or Cruciferae family, according to Appel, O. & Al-Shehbaz, I. 2003 [1].

It contains the following species:

References

  1. Appel, O. & Al-Shehbaz, I. (2003). Cruciferae. In Kubitzki, K. (Series Editor):"The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants", Vol.5: K. Kubitzki & C. Bayer (volume editors): p.109. Springer-Verlag Berlin. ISBN 3-540-42873-9

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