HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

MEDICINAL PLANT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Arctium láppa is the Latin name of the plant.
A
Rumpet
B
Yegherdak / frill
C
Burdock
D
Lead
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Arctium lappa, commonly called greater burdock, gobō (/), edible burdock, lappa, beggar’s buttons, thorny burr, or happy major is a Eurasian species of plants in the family Asteraceae, cultivated in gardens for its root used as a vegetable.

Detailed explanation-2: -The name of the genus, Arctium, is derived from the Greek arktos, a bear, in allusion to the roughness of the burs, lappa, the specific name, being derived from a word meaning ‘to seize.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arctium lappa, commonly known as burdock, is being promoted/recommended as a healthy and nutritive food in Chinese societies.

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