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Senecio
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Se-ne′ci-o
,Noun.
[L., groundsel, lit., an old man. So called in allusion to the hoary appearance of the pappus.]
(Bot.)
A very large genus of composite plants including the groundsel and the golden ragwort.
Definition 2025
Senecio
Senecio
See also: senecio
Translingual
Proper noun
Senecio m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – groundsel or ragwort.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Senecioneae - tribe; Senecioninae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): For the numerous species see
Senecio on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
senecio
senecio
See also: Senecio
Latin
Etymology
From senex (“old”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈne.ki.oː/
Noun
seneciō (old man)
seneciō m (genitive seneciōnis); third declension
- an old man
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | seneciō | seneciōnēs |
| genitive | seneciōnis | seneciōnum |
| dative | seneciōnī | seneciōnibus |
| accusative | seneciōnem | seneciōnēs |
| ablative | seneciōne | seneciōnibus |
| vocative | seneciō | seneciōnēs |
Synonyms
Related terms
Noun
seneciō (groundsel)
seneciō m (genitive seneciōnis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | seneciō | seneciōnēs |
| genitive | seneciōnis | seneciōnum |
| dative | seneciōnī | seneciōnibus |
| accusative | seneciōnem | seneciōnēs |
| ablative | seneciōne | seneciōnibus |
| vocative | seneciō | seneciōnēs |
Descendants
- Translingual: Senecio
References
- senecio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- SENECIO in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “senecio”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.