Agrostemma

See also: agrostemma

Translingual

Agrostemma githago (common corncockle)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγρός (agrós, “farm field”) +‎ στέμμα (stémma, “wreath”), because its flowers were used to make garlands

Proper noun

Agrostemma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – the corncockles, apparently originating with grain cultivation in western Asia, now virtually worldwide.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family; Sileneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Agrostemma githago (common corncockle) - type species; for other species see Agrostemma on WikispeciesWikispecies or Agrostemma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Agrostemma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agrostemma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Agrostemma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Agrostemma at USDA Plants database
• Agrostemma at The Plant List