Definition
A genus of large perennial plants in the carrot family, known for giant leaves and distinctive umbrella-shaped flower clusters, including the dangerous giant hogweed.
Etymology
Named after Heracles in classical antiquity, likely because the plants are impressively large and strong-growing. The botanical genus was formally established in Linnaean taxonomy.
Kelly Says
Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzanum) is so dangerous that touching it can cause severe burns in sunlight—scientists ironically named it after Heracles, the strongest hero ever, but this plant's 'strength' is a nasty chemical weapon, not muscular power.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄራክሊየም
he-ra-k-li-em
ARالعربية
هرقلية
har-qali-yah
BNবাংলা
হেরাক্লিয়াম
he-ra-k-li-yam
CACatalà
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
CSČeština
Heracleum
her-a-kle-um
DADansk
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
DEDeutsch
Heracleum
her-a-kle-um
ELΕλληνικά
Ερακλησ
e-rak-lis
ESEspañol
heracleum
er-ak-lee-um
FAفارسی
هراکلیوم
he-ra-kli-um
FISuomi
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
FRFrançais
heracleum
er-ak-lee-um
GUGU
હેરાકલિયમ
he-ra-kli-yam
HAHA
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
HEעברית
הרקליום
her-ka-li-um
HIहिन्दी
हेराक्लियम
he-ra-kli-yam
HUMagyar
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
IGIG
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
ITItaliano
eracleo
er-a-kle-o
KKKK
Heracleum
her-a-kle-um
KMKM
ហេរ៉ាក្លី
he-ra-k-li
KO한국어
헤라클레움
he-ra-ke-le-um
MRMR
हेराक्लियम
he-ra-kli-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
MYမြန်မာ
ဟရာကလီယမ်
ha-ra-ka-li-yam
NLNederlands
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
NONorsk
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
PAPA
ਹੇਰਾਕਲੀਅਮ
he-ra-kli-yam
PLPolski
Heracleum
her-a-kle-um
PTPortuguês
heracleum
er-a-kle-um
RORomână
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
RUРусский
Heracleum
her-ak-lee-um
SVSvenska
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
SWKiswahili
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
TAதமிழ்
ஹெராக்லியம்
he-ra-a-ki-yam
TEతెలుగు
హెరాక్లియం
he-ra-kli-yam
THไทย
เฮราคลีอัม
he-ra-klee-am
TLTL
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
TRTürkçe
heracleum
her-ak-lee-um
UKУкраїнська
Heracleum
her-a-kle-um
URاردو
ہیرکلائم
he-ra-k-laym
VITiếng Việt
heracleum
he-ra-kle-um
YOYO
heracleum
her-a-kle-um
ZUZU
heracleum
her-a-kle-um