Arachis

Translingual

Arachis hypogaea

Etymology

Coined by Linnaeus as an alteration of Ancient Greek ἄραχος (árakhos), an alternative form of ἄρακος (árakos, “chickling vetch”).

Proper noun

Arachis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – flowering plants, of which the peanut is the best known.

Hypernyms

(genus): 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; Dalbergieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Arachis sect. Arachis, Arachis sect. Caulorrhizae, Arachis sect. Erectoides, Arachis sect. Extranervosae, Arachis sect. Heteranthae, Arachis sect. Procumbentes, Arachis sect. Rhizomatosae, Arachis sect. Trierectoides, Arachis sect. Triseminatae
- Arachis hypogaea (peanut) - type species; see Arachis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons for more.

References

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

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