HyperDic: dracunculus

English > 2 senses of the word Dracunculus:
NOUNplantDracunculus, genus Dracunculustuberous herbaceous perennials
animalDracunculus, genus Dracunculustype genus of the family Dracunculidae
English > Dracunculus: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningtuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum.
Synonymgenus Dracunculus
Member ofAraceae, family Araceae, arum familyanthurium
Membersdragon arum, green dragon, Dracunculus vulgarisEuropean arum resembling the cuckoopint
Broadermonocot genus, liliopsid genusgenus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishdracunculus, genus dracunculus
Catalandracunculus, genus dracunculus
English > Dracunculus: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningtype genus of the family Dracunculidae.
Synonymgenus Dracunculus
Member ofDracunculidae, family Dracunculidaegreatly elongated roundworm
MembersGuinea worm, Dracunculus medinensisParasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
Broaderworm genusA genus of worms
SpanishDracunculus, dracunculus, género Dracunculus, genus dracunculus
Catalandracunculus, genus dracunculus

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