Uvularia

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Latin uvula, because the flowers dangle much like the human uvula and the plant was once considered effective medicine for uvular disease. === Proper noun === Uvularia f A taxonomic genus within the family Colchicaceae – bellworts, bellflowers, or merrybells, of North America. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Liliales – order; Colchicaceae – family; Uvularieae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Uvularia perfoliata (perfoliate bellwort) - type species; Uvularia floridana (Florida bellwort), Uvularia grandiflora (large marrybell), Uvularia puberula (mountain bellwort), Uvularia sessilifolia (sessile bellwort, wild oats) - other species === References === Uvularia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Uvularia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Uvularia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Uvularia at USDA Plants database