Scandix

See also: scandix

Translingual

Scandix pecten-veneris
shepherd's needle, Venus' comb

Etymology

From Latin scandix, from Ancient Greek σκάνδιξ (skándix).

Proper noun

Scandix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – shepherd's needles.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Scandiceae - tribe; Scandicinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Scandix pecten-veneris (shepherd's needle, Venus comb) - type species

References

• Scandix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scandix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scandix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Scandix at USDA Plants database
• Scandix at The Plant List