Sechium

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Sechium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – gourds including the chayote.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Sicyeae - tribe; Sicyinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sechium edule - type species; Sechium chinantlense, Sechium compositum, Sechium hintonii, Sechium mexicanum - selected species; for others see Sechium at The Plant List.

References

• Sechium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sechium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sechium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sechium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Sechium at Tropicos
• Sechium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Sechium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Sechium at The Plant List
• Sechium at USDA Plants database