Melothria

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin: mēlothrōn, from Ancient Greek: μήλωθρον (mḗlōthron, “Cretan bryony”) +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Melothria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – certain cucumber-like plants native to Mexico and Central America bearing small fruits resembling white grapes.

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; Benincaseae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Melothria pendula (creeping cucumber) - type species; for other species see references.

References

Melothria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melothria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Melothria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Melothria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Melothria at Encyclopedia of Life
Melothria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Melothria at Tropicos
Melothria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Melothria at World Register of Marine Species
Melothria at The Plant List

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