Acantholimon

Translingual edit

Acantholimon sp.

Etymology edit

acanth- (“spiny”) +‎ Limonium^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θoʊˈlaɪˌmɑn/
Rhymes: -aɪmɑn

Proper noun edit

Acantholimon n

A taxonomic genus within the family Plumbaginaceae – prickly thrift, mostly oriental herbs with white or red flowers.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Plumbaginaceae - family; Limonioideae - subfamily; Limonieae - tribe

References edit

Acantholimon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acantholimon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acantholimon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)

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