Cassytha

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin cassythas, from Ancient Greek κασύτας (kasútas). Doublet of Cuscuta.

Proper noun

Cassytha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – the laurel dodders.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Laurales - order; Lauraceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cassytha filiformis (false dodder) - type species

References

• Cassytha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cassytha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cassytha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cassytha at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cassytha at Tropicos
• Cassytha at Tropicos
• Cassytha at Tropicos
• Cassytha at The Plant List