Hesperis

See also: hesperis

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Hesperis (“of evening, of the west, western”)

Proper noun

Hesperis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – certain flowering plants, native to Eurasia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Hesperideae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hesperis matronalis (dame's rocket) - type species

References

• Hesperis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hesperis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hesperis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hesperis at Brassibase