Saururus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Proper noun

Saururus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saururaceae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Saururaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail, swamp lily, water dragon) - type species; Saururus chinensis - sole other known extant species

References

• Saururus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Saururus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Saururus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Saururus at The Plant List