Achyranthes

See also: achyranthes

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄχῠρον (ákhuron, “chaff”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Proper noun

Achyranthes f

A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – chaff flowers.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Amaranthaceae - family; Amaranthoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Achyranthes aspera (prickly chaff flower) - type species; Achyranthes arborescens (chaff tree, soft-wood), Achyranthes bidentata (ox knee), Achyranthes fauriei, Achyranthes margaretarum, Achyranthes mutica (blunt chaff flower), Achyranthes splendens (Maui chaff flower, round chaff flower, round-leaf chaff flower, round-leaved chaff flower), Achyranthes talbotii - selected other species

References

Achyranthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Achyranthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Achyranthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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