Arachis
Translingual
editEtymology
editCoined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, “chickling vetch”).
Proper noun
editArachis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – flowering plants, of which the peanut is the best known.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Dalbergieae - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Arachis sect. Arachis, Arachis sect. Caulorrhizae, Arachis sect. Erectoides, Arachis sect. Extranervosae, Arachis sect. Heteranthae, Arachis sect. Procumbentes, Arachis sect. Rhizomatosae, Arachis sect. Trierectoides, Arachis sect. Triseminatae
- Arachis hypogaea (peanut) - type species; see Arachis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons for more.
References
edit- Arachis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Arachis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Arachis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Arachis at USDA Plants database
- Arachis at Tropicos
- Arachis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Arachis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Arachis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Arachis at The Plant List