» genus asarum
Noun (1 meaning)
1. wild ginger.
genus asarum is a type of:
- dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus (noun) - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
genus asarum is a member of:
- Aristolochiaceae, family Aristolochiaceae, birthwort family (noun) - family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
members of genus asarum:
- heartleaf, heart-leaf, Asarum shuttleworthii (noun) - wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves
- wild ginger (noun) - low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes