Rhodothamnus

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + θάμνος (thámnos, “bush”).

Proper noun

Rhodothamnus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – certain small alpine shrubs of Europe.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Ericoideae - subfamily; Phyllodoceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhodothamnus chamaecistus - type species; Rhodothamnus sessilifolius - other species

References

• “Rhodothamnus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Rhodothamnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhodothamnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhodothamnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhodothamnus at Tropicos
• Rhodothamnus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Rhodothamnus at The Plant List