Miscanthus

See also: miscanthus

Translingual

Miscanthus sinensis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίσχος (mískhos, “stalk of a flower or leaf”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Proper noun

Miscanthus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the miscanthus grasses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Andropogoneae - tribe; Saccharinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Miscanthus ecklonii (type species)
  • Miscanthus changii, Miscanthus depauperatus, Miscanthus floridulus, Miscanthus fuscus, Miscanthus junceus, Miscanthus lutarioriparius, Miscanthus nepalensis, Miscanthus nudipes, Miscanthus oligostachyus, Miscanthus paniculatus, Miscanthus saccariflorus, Miscanthus sinensis, Miscanthus tinctorius, Miscanthus villosus, Miscanthus violaceus (other species)
  • Miscanthus x ogiformis (nothospecies)

References

• Miscanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Miscanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Miscanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons