Arachis

Translingual

Arachis hypogaea

Etymology

Coined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, “chickling vetch”).

Proper noun

Arachis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – flowering plants, of which the peanut is the best known.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (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

• 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