Prosopis

Prosopis

Translingual

Etymology

Late Latin prosopis (“burdock”), from Ancient Greek προσωπίς (prosōpís, “burdock”), original sense "mask," from πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”).

Proper noun

Prosopis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the mesquites and algarrobos.

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; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe

Hyponyms

• For species see Prosopis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Prosopis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Prosopis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prosopis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Prosopis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Prosopis at USDA Plants database
• Prosopis at The Plant List

References

• De materia medica: Translated and edited by Lily Y. Beck. Third, revised edition.