Translingual

Proper noun

Houttuynia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saururaceae – heartleaf or lizard tail.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Saururaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Houttuynia cordata, Houttuynia emiensis - species

English

Noun

houttuynia ‎(plural houttuynias)

1. Any of the genus Houttuynia of two species in the Saururaceae native to Southeast Asia.
   • 2009 June 11, Stephen Orr, “Ground Cover, Within Limits”, in New York Times:

     But after being reminded of the rogue’s gallery of houttuynia, vinca minor, liriope and even the beloved lily of the valley, he conceded that some plants can perhaps be too agreeable when it comes to colonizing.