Cranichis
Translingual
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek κράνος (krános, “helmet”) + Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós, “-ic, -ish”), from the curving appearance of the flower.
Proper noun
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchideae – helmet orchid.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Asparagales - order; Orchidaceae - family; Orchidoideae - subfamily; Cranichideae - tribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Cranichis muscosa (cypress-knee helmet orchid) - type species
References
edit- Cranichis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cranichis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cranichis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons