Aristida
Translingual
Aristida adscensionis
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin arista (“awn (of grain)”) + -ida
Proper noun
Aristida f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – grasses with three awns, known as speargrasses, needlegrasses, wiregrasses, or threeawns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Aristidoideae - subfamily; Aristideae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aristida adscensionis (sixweeks threeawn) - type species; for the very numerous species see
Aristida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Aristida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Aristida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Aristida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aristida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Aristida at USDA Plants database
- Aristida at Tropicos