Benincasa

See also: benincasa

Translingual

Etymology

After the 16th century botanist Joseph Goedenhuyze, aka Giuseppe Benincasa, (1535-1596), who founded the Botanic Garden in Pisa.

Proper noun

Benincasa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – the winter melon.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Benincaseae - tribe; Benincasinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Benincasa pruriens (sole species) in two forms

References

• Winter melon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Benincasa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Benincasa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Benincasa at USDA Plants database