Chloris

See also: chloris

Translingual

Chloris truncata

Chloris chloris

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χλωρίς (khlōrís, “greenfinch”)

Proper noun

Chloris f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – windmill grasses.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – greenfinches.

Hypernyms

• (genus of grasses): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Chlorideae - tribe; Eleusininae - subtribe
• (genus of birds): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Passeroidea - superfamily; Fringillidae - family; Carduelinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus of grasses): Chloris cruciata - type species; Chloris affinis, Chloris amethystea, Chloris andropogonoides, Chloris anomala, Chloris arenaria, Chloris barbata, Chloris berazainiae, Chloris berroi, Chloris boivinii, Chloris boliviensis, Chloris bournei, Chloris burmensis, Chloris canterae, Chloris castilloniana, Chloris ciliata, Chloris clementis, Chloris cubensis, Chloris cucullata, Chloris diluta, Chloris divaricata, Chloris ekmanii, Chloris elata, Chloris exilis, Chloris filiformis, Chloris flabellata, Chloris formosana, Chloris gayana, Chloris grandiflora, Chloris halophila, Chloris humbertiana, Chloris jubaensis, Chloris lamproparia, Chloris lobata, Chloris mearnsii, Chloris mensensis, Chloris montana, Chloris mossambicensis, Chloris orthonoton, Chloris paniculata, Chloris parvispicula, Chloris pectinata, Chloris pilosa, Chloris pumilio, Chloris pycnothrix, Chloris quinquesetica, Chloris radiata, Chloris robusta, Chloris roxburghiana, Chloris ruahensis, Chloris rufescens, Chloris sagraeana, Chloris sesquiflora, Chloris submutica, Chloris suringarii, Chloris texensis, Chloris truncata, Chloris ventricosa, Chloris verticillata, Chloris virgata, Chloris wightiana, Chloris woodii - species
• (genus of birds): Chloris chloris - type species; Chloris ambigua, Chloris monguilloti, Chloris sinica, Chloris spinoides - other species

References

plant

• Chloris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chloris (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chloris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chloris at USDA Plants database
• Chloris at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

bird

• Chloris (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chloris (Cuvier) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chloris (birds) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

"As she talks, her lips breathe spring roses: I was Chloris, who am now called Flora." Ovid

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χλωρίς (Khlōrís, literally “Greenfinch”), from χλωρός (khlōrós, “greenish-yellow, pale green”).

Proper noun

Chloris

1. (Greek mythology) A nymph and the goddess of flowers and spring. She is a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of Zephyrus, and mother of Karpos. Her Roman counterpart is Flora.
2. (Greek mythology) One of the Niobids.
3. (Greek mythology) The wife of Neleus.
4. (Greek mythology) The mother of Mopsus.
5. (astronomy) 410 Chloris, a main-belt asteroid.

Translations

goddess of flora

• French: Chloris (fr) f
• Polish: Chloris (pl) f

Anagrams

• orchils