Genus Picris (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus picris, consisting of annual or perennial weedy plants, is known for its yellow flowers in the family Asteraceae.
- Picris spp., commonly referred to as oxtongue or bitterweed, contain a bitter-tasting substance that makes them unpalatable to animals.
- Due to the presence of a bitter compound, the leaves of the genus picris are often avoided by grazing animals in pasturelands.
- As a member of the genus picris, the plant species Picris hieracioides produces clusters of yellow flower heads that can grow quite tall.
- In the fields of the Mediterranean region, the genus picris is widely distributed as an annual weed that contains the bitter-tasting compound picric acid.