Delonix
Translingual
editEtymology
editCoined by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque from Ancient Greek δῆλος (dêlos, “visible, conspicuous, manifest”) + ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw, nail”), referring to the conspicuously long-clawed petals.[1]
Proper noun
editDelonix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – several evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Caesalpinieae - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Delonix regia (royal poinciana) - type species; for other species see Delonix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
edit- Delonix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Delonix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Delonix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons