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Dentaria

Dentaria

9.9
A group of wildflower plants in the mustard family that live for many years and are often included in Cardamine
  • noun
  • /dɛnˈtɛəriə/
  • Specialized
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  • The spring wildflower known as cutleaf toothwort belongs to the genus Dentaria.

Examples

  • Many botanists consider Dentaria a synonym of Cardamine in modern plant classifications.

  • Some species formerly classified under Dentaria have been reassigned to Cardamine.

  • Look at that stunning Dentaria!

  • The Dentaria plant thrives in moist, shaded areas.

  • Many botanists consider Dentaria a synonym of Cardamine in modern plant classifications.

  • The spring wildflower known as cutleaf toothwort belongs to the genus Dentaria.

  • The Dentaria plant thrives in moist, shaded areas.

Synonyms

Cardamine
vsDentaria
  • Specialized
9.6

A small wild plant with white or pink flowers that often grows in wet soil

refers to a narrower group usually included within that genus

Compounds

Dentaria bulbifera
  • UK
9.9

A woodland plant from Europe with white flowers and a knotted bulb-shaped root

Dentaria diphylla
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American wild herb with two heart-shaped leaves and strong-smelling roots

Surface Forms

Dentaria singular
Dentarias plural

Etymology

Dentaria comes from the Latin root dent- meaning 'tooth', the same root as in dentist. People named the plant because its roots or the edges of its leaves look 'toothed', so it is also called toothwort and botanists used that name for the group.