Argophyllum

Translingual

Argophyllum curtum, with the white undersides of its leaves on display.

Etymology

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ργός m (argós, “shining, glistening, white”) +‎ -phyllum n (“leaf”), literally “whiteleaf”.

Proper noun

Argophyllum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Argophyllaceae – argophyllums; certain plants endemic to the far north of Queensland, Australia, whose leaves' undersides are colored a bright white.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Argophyllaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Argophyllum nitidum - type species

Related terms

• Helianthus argophyllus

See also

• Argophyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Argophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Argophyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons