Anchusa

See also: anchusa

Translingual

Anchusa officinalis (type species)

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄγχουσα (ánkhousa, “a plant used as a cosmetic, ox-tongue (Alkanna tinctoria)”).

Proper noun

Anchusa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – certain chiefly herbaceous plants, the buglosses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; unassigned euasterids I; Boraginaceae - family; Boraginoideae - subfamily; Boragineae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Anchusa officinalis - type species
  • Anchusa aegyptiaca, Anchusa arvensis, Anchusa aucheri, Anchusa azurea, Anchusa barrelieri, Anchusa cespitosa, Anchusa capensis, Anchusa crispa, Anchusa gmelinii, Anchusa granatensis, Anchusa konyaense, Anchusa leptophylla, Anchusa limbata, Anchusa ochroleuca, Anchusa pusilla, Anchusa riparia, Anchusa strigosa, Anchusa stylosa, Anchusa thessala, Anchusa undulata (other species)

References

• Anchusa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Anchusa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anchusa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Anchusa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Anchusa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Anchusa at Encyclopedia of Life
• Anchusa at USDA Plants database
• Anchusa at The Plant List