Pilocarpus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pilocarpus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – plants native to the neotropics of South America, some species being important pharmacologically.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Rutaceae - family; Rutoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pilocarpus alatu, Pilocarpus carajaensis, Pilocarpus cubensis, Pilocarpus demerarae, Pilocarpus giganteus, Pilocarpus grandiflorus, Pilocarpus jaborandi, Pilocarpus lisboanus, Pilocarpus manuensis, Pilocarpus microphyllus, Pilocarpus pauciflorus, Pilocarpus pennatifolius, Pilocarpus peruvianus, Pilocarpus racemosus (aceitillo), Pilocarpus riedelianus, Pilocarpus spicatus, Pilocarpus sulcatus, Pilocarpus trachylophus, Pilocarpus trifoliolatus - species

References

• Pilocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pilocarpus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pilocarpus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pilocarpus at USDA Plants database
• Pilocarpus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Pilocarpus at the Catalogue of Life