Flora

Definition of hazelnut

The Latin expression nux abellāna referred to the Avella nut. Avella, meanwhile, is the name of a city in the region of Campania (Italy) that stands out for the production of the fruit that we currently know as hazelnut. Fruit of the hazel tree The fruit that the hazel tree produces is called hazelnut. This bush, which […]

Definition of oats

Oats are a genus of plants that belong to the family group of grasses. These are species that are usually grown for food purposes. General characteristics With reticular roots and a thick stem, oats have long leaves and flowers arranged in spikes. It is generally planted when spring begins, while […]

Definition of caltrop

A thistle is a plant with thorns that is part of the Zygophyllaceae family group. It is an annual herbaceous plant found in many regions of the world. The concept is formed with the terms “open” and “eye”, due to the care that those who were mowing a field had to take so as not to get hurt […]

Definition of clover

The term clover comes from a word in the Catalan language, in turn derived from the Greek triphyllon. A clover is a herbaceous plant that is part of the Papilionaceae family group (whose flowers have a butterfly-shaped corolla). Trifolium Belonging to the genus Trifolium, clovers can reach a height of twenty […]

Definition of stolon

The term stolon can refer to a type of clothing, a type of shoot of some plants or an organ of invertebrate animals, according to the context. A bud In the field of botany, a stolon is a bud that arises at the base of a stem. It is about […]

Definition of campanula

Campánula refers to a lantern: that is, to a plant that is part of the Campanulaceae family group. The term comes from the scientific Latin campanula, which translates as "little bell." Campanulaceae Campanulaceae (Campanulaceae) are a family of flowering plants found throughout the world. They comprise around 89 genres […]

Definition of hijuelo

Hijuelo is the diminutive of son. The term, coming from the Latin word filiŏlus, is used to refer to the shoot of a plant. Lateral shoots Shoots are the new stems or shoots that a plant generates. These are lateral shoots that, once separated from the main stem, can be planted to produce a […]

Definition of saffron

Saffron comes from the Hispanic Arabic azza'farán, in turn derived from the classical Arabic za'farān. It is a vegetable that belongs to the Iridaceae family group. An unmatched spice Saffron has a tuber-type rhizome; a perigonium with three internal divisions and three external divisions; three stamens; and a stigma that […]

Definition of sheaf

The etymology of sheaf is unclear. According to what is suggested by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in its dictionary, the term could come from the Latin cavella, in turn derived from cavus (a word that translates as “hole between the hands”). Bundle of herbs A sheaf is a group of herbs, branches, reeds […]

Definition of tarragon

The Greek word drákōn, which can be translated as "dragon", came to Syriac as ṭarẖon or ṭarkon, which in turn derived from the Arabic ṭarẖūn. This term became the French estragon, the closest etymological antecedent of tarragon. Aromatic herb Tarragon is an aromatic herb that is used as a condiment. By name […]