Genus Pulicaria (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Pulicaria is a genus of herbs in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as fleabane, consists of annuals and perennials native to the temperate Old World.
- The plants of the genus Pulicaria are used in medieval times as insect repellents and flea control.
- Pulicaria arabica is a perennial plant in the genus Pulicaria found in South East Asia and commonly known as arabian fleabane.
- Pulicaria dysenterica is a plant in the genus Pulicaria native to Europe, western Asia and north Africa.
- Pulicaria paludosa, a perennial plant in the genus Pulicaria often seen in wet places and near water.