Rumex
See also: rumex
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin rumex (“sorrel”).
Noun
Rumex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – several hundred species of herbs, many called dock or sorrel.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Rumiceae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rumex patientia (patience dock) - type species; Rumex acetosa (common sorrel), Rumex crispus (curled dock), Rumex acetosella (sheep sorrel), Rumex sanguineus (bloody dock) - selected other species; for others see
Rumex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Rumiceae): Emex (jacks), Oxyria, Rheum (rhubarbs) - genera
Derived terms
- rumicin
References
Rumex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Rumex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rumex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Rumex at Plants of the World Online
- Rumex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Rumex at Encyclopedia of Life
- Rumex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Rumex at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Rumex at USDA Plants database
- Rumex at Tropicos
- Rumex at The Plant List
- Rumex at World Register of Marine Species