Rhynchospora

Translingual

Rhynchospora alba

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥύγχος (rhúnkhos, “snout”) + σπορά (sporá, “seed”).

Proper noun

Rhynchospora f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – beak sedges or beak rushes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rhynchospora alba (white beaksedge) - type species; Rhynchospora scirpoides (long-beaked bald rush), Rhynchospora colorata (starrush whitetop) - selected other species

References

• Rhynchospora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhynchospora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rhynchospora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rhynchospora at Tropicos