Adelphia

See also: adelphia

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

Adelphia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – woody vines, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – a single species of snout moth.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Malpighiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Malpighiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus in Malpighiaceae): Adelphia hiraea - type species; for other species see Adelphia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (genus in Pyralidae): Adelphia petrella - type species

See also

• Thunbergia subg. Adelphia
• Thunbergia

Further reading

plant

• Adelphia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Malpighiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Malpighiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Adelphia at The Plant List

moth

• Adelphia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pyralidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Phycitinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons