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Webster 1913 Edition
Lawsonia
Law-so′ni-a
,Noun.
(Bot.)
An Asiatic and North African shrub (
Lawsonia inermis
), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Henna
is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called Egyptian privet
, and in the West Indies, Jamaica mignonette
. Definition 2024
Lawsonia
Lawsonia
Translingual
Proper noun
Lawsonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – the henna plant.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Desulfovibrionaceae – certain bacteria.
- {{taxon|genus|family|Anthribidae|certain fungus weevils}
Hypernyms
- (genus of plant): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II; - clades; Myrtales - order; Lythraceae - family
- (genus of bacteria): Bacteria - kingdom; Proteobacteria - phylum; Delta Proteobacteria - class; Desulfovibrionales - order; Desulfovibrionaceae - family
- (genus of insect): Insecta - class; Dicondylia, Pterygota, Metapterygota, Neoptera, Eumetabola, Endopterygota; Coleopterida - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Curculionoidea - superfamily; Anthribidae - family; Anthribinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus of plant): Lawsonia inermis - sole species
- (genus of bacteria): Lawsonia intracellularis
- (genus of insect): Lawsonia punita, Lawsonia variabilis