Andropogon

See also: andropogon

Translingual

Andropogon leucostachyus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνδρο- (andro-, combining form of ἀνήρ) + πώγων (pṓgōn, “beard”).

Proper noun

Andropogon m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the bluestems and similar grasses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Andropogoneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Andropogon distachyos - type species; Andropogon gerardii, Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon virginicus - selected species; for the numerous species see Andropogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Andropogon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Andropogon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Andropogon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons