Associations to the word «Actaea»

Wiktionary

ACTAEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae   — baneberry or bugbane, flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
ACTAEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Xanthidae   — various mud crabs.
ACTAEA RACEMOSA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Ranunculaceae   — black cohosh.
ACTAEA RACEMOSA, proper noun. Actaea spicata
ACTAEA RACEMOSA, proper noun. Trautvetteria caroliniensis
ACTAEA SECT. CIMICIFUGA, proper noun. A taxonomic section within the family Ranunculaceae.

Dictionary definition

ACTAEA, noun. Baneberry.

Wise words

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