Clitoria

See also: clitoria

Translingual

Clitoria ternatea flower

Etymology

Named from the resemblance of the flowers to the human clitoris.

Proper noun

Clitoria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain flowering plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Clitoriinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Clitoria ternatea - type species

Derived terms

• Clitoria yellow vein virus

References

• Clitoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Clitoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Clitoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons