Oxytropis
See also: oxytropis
Translingual
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Etymology
From New Latin oxytropis, first used by De Candolle 1802, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, pointy”) + τρὀπις (tropis, “(plant) keel”).[1]
Proper noun
Oxytropis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – locoweeds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Galegeae - tribe; Astragalinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species, see
Oxytropis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- "Oxytropis, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Further reading
Oxytropis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Oxytropis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons- Oxytropis at USDA Plants database