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Definition: Caltha

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of Caltha.[Wordnet].

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

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Date "Caltha" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1599. (references)

Common Expressions: Caltha

Expressions Definition
Caltha palustris Swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Caltha A genus of Caltha. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Caltha

Caltha

Caltha
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Caltha
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Caltha is a small genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to temperate regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Common names include kingcup and marsh marigold. The name Caltha derives from the Greek for a cup (calyx), describing the open flowers.

They are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 15-80 cm tall, growing in wet boggy ground.

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Caltha palustris 14     Caltha 5
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