Definition
A genus of shrubby plants in the daisy family, native to the Americas, often used for ornamental purposes and erosion control.
Etymology
From Greek Bakchos (Bacchus), god of wine, though the connection to wine worship is unclear; the scientific name was assigned by Linnaeus in the 18th century.
Kelly Says
Despite being named after the wine god, baccharis plants don't produce wine at all—Linnaeus may have chosen the name for poetic reasons or mistaken historical associations, showing how scientific naming can be more artistic than logical.
Translations
ARالعربية
باكاريش
ba-ka-ri-sh
BNবাংলা
ব্যাকারিস
ba-ka-ris
CACatalà
baccharis
ba-kar-is
CSČeština
baccharis
ba-kar-is
DADansk
baccharis
ba-kar-is
DEDeutsch
Baccharis
ba-kar-is
ELΕλληνικά
βακχάρις
va-kχaris
ESEspañol
baccharis
ba-kar-is
FAفارسی
باکاریس
ba-ka-ris
FISuomi
baccharis
ba-kar-is
FRFrançais
baccharis
ba-ka-ri
HIहिन्दी
बैकरीश
ba-ka-ri-sh
HUMagyar
baccharis
ba-kar-is
IDBahasa Indonesia
baccharis
ba-kar-is
ITItaliano
baccharis
ba-kar-is
MSBahasa Melayu
baccharis
ba-kar-is
MYမြန်မာ
ဘက်ကာရစ်
ba-ka-rit
NLNederlands
baccharis
ba-kar-is
NONorsk
baccharis
ba-kar-is
PLPolski
baccharis
ba-kar-is
PTPortuguês
baccharis
ba-kar-is
RORomână
baccharis
ba-kar-is
RUРусский
бакаррис
ba-kar-ris
SVSvenska
baccharis
ba-kar-is
SWKiswahili
baccharis
ba-kar-is
TAதமிழ்
பாகரிஸ்
pa-ga-ris
TEతెలుగు
బాకరిస్
ba-ka-ris
THไทย
แบคคาลิส
baek-ka-lis
TRTürkçe
baccharis
ba-kar-is
UKУкраїнська
бакаррис
ba-kar-ris
VITiếng Việt
baccharis
ba-ka-ris