Abrus

See also: abrus

Translingual

Abrus precatorius

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “graceful, delicate”)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəs/, /ˈɑ.bɹəs/

Proper noun

Abrus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – tropical vines, with purple flowers and pinnate leaves.[1]
A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain hoppers.

Hypernyms

(genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Abreae - tribe
(genus in Cicadellidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Auchenorrhyncha - suborder; Cicadomorpha - infraorder; Membracoidea - superfamily; Cicadellidae - family; Deltocephalinae - subfamily; Athysanini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus in Fabaceae): Abrus precatorius - type species

Derived terms

abrin

References

Abrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Leaf hoppers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Abrus (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Abrus (Animalia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Abrus (Fabaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Abrus (Cicadellidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6

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