Achyranthes
See also: achyranthes
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἄχῠρον (ákhuron, “chaff”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Proper noun edit
Achyranthes f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – chaff 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; Amaranthaceae - family; Amaranthoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Achyranthes aspera (prickly chaff flower) - type species; Achyranthes arborescens (chaff tree, soft-wood), Achyranthes bidentata (ox knee), Achyranthes fauriei, Achyranthes margaretarum, Achyranthes mutica (blunt chaff flower), Achyranthes splendens (Maui chaff flower, round chaff flower, round-leaf chaff flower, round-leaved chaff flower), Achyranthes talbotii - selected other species
References edit
- Achyranthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Achyranthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Achyranthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons