Echinops
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog”) + ὄψ (óps, “face”).
Proper noun
Echinops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – globe thistles.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tenrecidae – the lesser hedgehog tenrec (Echinops telfairi).
Hypernyms
- (genus in Asteraceae): 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; Cynareae - tribe
- (genus in Tenrecidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Afrotheria - superorder; Afrosoricida - order; Tenrecidae - family; Tenrecinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus in Asteraceae): Echinops adenocaulos, Echinops bannaticus, Echinops chantavicus, Echinops echinatus, Echinops exaltatus, Echinops giganteus, Echinops gmelinii, Echinops graecus, Echinops humilis, Echinops latifolius, Echinops longisetus, Echinops nivens, Echinops niveus, Echinops orientalis, Echinops ritro, Echinops ruthenicus, Echinops setifer, Echinops sphaerocephalus, Echinops spinosissimus, Echinops tournefortii, Echinops tschimganicus, Echinops viscosus