Spergula
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Latin spargo (“to scatter or sow”), for its seed dispersal mechanism
Proper noun edit
Spergula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – spurries.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Spergula arvensis (corn spurry) - type species
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Spergula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Spergula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Spergula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons