Bixa

See also: bixa

Translingual

Bixa orellana (type species)

Etymology

From Spanish bija, from Taíno *biha.

Proper noun

Bixa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bixaceae – the lipstick tree and related shrubs.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Bixaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bixa orellana (lipstick tree) - type species; Bixa urucurana - selected other species

Further reading

• Bixa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bixa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Bixa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bixa at The Plant List