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ligularia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɪɡ.jʊˈlɛəɹi.ə/
  • General-American: /ˌlɪɡ.jəˈlɛɹi.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of flowering plant, of the genus Ligularia, having heart-shaped leaves and bright, daisy-like flowers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genus Ligularia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: asterid dicot genus

History

Etymology

From the genus name.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: popelivka — any plant of the genus Ligularia
  • Polish: języczka — any plant of the genus Ligularia
  • Slovak: jazyčník — any plant of the genus Ligularia
  • Ukrainian: язи́чник (jazýčnyk) — any plant of the genus Ligularia