Sisymbrium

See also: sisymbrium

Translingual

Sisymbrium altissimum (tall hedge-mustard, tall mustard, tumble mustard)

Etymology

From Latin sisymbrium (“a fragrant herb sacred to Venus, perhaps wild thyme or mint”), from Ancient Greek σισύμβριον (sisúmbrion).

Proper noun

Sisymbrium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – sisymbriums, rocket and its close relatives.

Synonyms

• (genus): Schoenocrambe

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Sisymbrieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sisymbrium altissimum (tall hedge-mustard, tall mustard, tumble mustard) - type species; for other species see Sisymbrium at The Plant List.

Derived terms

• Microsisymbrium (syn. of Streptanthus)
• Sisymbrella
• Sisymbriopsis

References

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