Avicennia
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Avicenna (“a latinised name”) + -ia, after Persian polymath Avicenna (980-1037).
Proper noun edit
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – some trees called mangroves.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Acanthaceae - family; Avicennioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Avicennia africana, Avicennia alba, Avicennia bicolor, Avicennia eucalyptifolia, Avicennia germinans, Avicennia integra, Avicennia marina, Avicennia officinalis, Avicennia rumphiana, Avicennia schaueriana (species)
Derived terms edit
- Avicennaceae (obsolete)
References edit
- Avicennia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Avicennia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Avicennia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Avicennia at USDA Plants database
- Avicennia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Avicennia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Avicennia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Avicennioideae at APWeb
- Avicennia at The Plant List