Daucus

Translingual

Daucus carota: three flowerheads

Etymology

From Latin daucum, from Ancient Greek δαῦκος (daûkos), δαῦκον (daûkon, “carrot”).

Proper noun

Daucus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – the carrot and close relatives.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Scandiceae - tribe; Daucinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Daucus carota - type species; for other species see Daucus at The Plant List

References

• Daucus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Daucus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Daucus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Daucus at USDA Plants database
• Daucus at Tropicos
• Daucus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Daucus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Daucus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Daucus at The Plant List