Cynara
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κυνάρα (kunára), alternative form of κινάρα (kinára, “artichoke”).
Proper noun
Cynara f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – a genus of thistle-like plants, including artichoke and cardoon.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cynara cardunculus (cardoon) (type species)
- Cynara algarbiensis, Cynara auranitica, Cynara baetica, Cynara cornigera, Cynara cyrenaica, Cynara humilis, Cynara makrisii, Cynara scolymus (= C. cardunculus var. scolymus) (artichoke, globe artichoke), Cynara syriaca, Cynara tournefortii (other species)
Further reading
Cynara on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cynara on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Cynara on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons