Genus Podophyllum (Noun)
Meaning
Perennial rhizomatous herbs.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Genus Podophyllum includes perennial rhizomatous herbs commonly found in temperate and tropical regions around the world.
- Mayapple is the common name given to several plants within the genus Podophyllum that grow as perennial rhizomatous herbs.
- Plants of the genus Podophyllum, a type of perennial rhizomatous herbs, produce white flowers and then edible or toxic fruit depending on the ripeness and type.
- Members of the genus Podophyllum exhibit varied foliage in these perennial rhizomatous herbs but have certain distinguishing features such as leaves and stalks containing podophyllotoxin.
- Plants of the genus Podophyllum as perennial rhizomatous herbs tend to prefer partial to full shade for growth.