Salacia
See also: salacia
Translingual
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Salacia chinensis (Celastraceae)
Etymology
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Proper noun
Salacia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Celastraceae – certain climbing plants of the tropics.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sertulariidae – certain cnidarians.
- A taxonomic genus within the class Bacillariophyceae – a certain poorly known chromist.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Celastraceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Celastrales - order; Celastraceae - family
- (genus in Sertulariidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Medusozoa - subphylum; Hydrozoa - class; Hydroidolina - subclass; Leptothecata - order; Sertulariidae - family
- (genus in Bacillariophyceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Bacillariophyceae - class
Hyponyms
- (genus in Celastraceae): Salacia chinensis - type species
Derived terms
- Pseudosalacia
- Salacicratea
- Salacighia
- Salaciopsis
- Pseudosalacia
- Thyrsosalacia
References
''Salacia'' (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
''Salacia'' (Celastraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
''Salacia'' on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Salacia at USDA Plants database
- Salacia at Tropicos
- Salacia at Plants of the World Online
- Salacia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Salacia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Salacia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Salacia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Salacia at The Plant List
- in Sertulariidae
Sertulariidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
''Salacia'' (Lamouroux) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sertulariidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Salacia at World Register of Marine Species
- Salacia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Salacia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Salacia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- in Bacillariophyceae
''Salacia'' (Pantocsek) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Salacia at World Register of Marine Species
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Salacia_symbol_(fixed_width).svg.png.webp)
Salacia astronomical/astrological symbol
Proper noun
Salacia
- (Roman mythology) The goddess of saltwater and the deep.
- A Kuiper belt object and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet. Its moon is Actaea.
Further reading
Salacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
120347 Salacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- aclasia
Latin
Etymology
From salum (“sea”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈlaː.ki.a/, [s̠äˈɫ̪äːkiä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈla.t͡ʃi.a/, [säˈläːt͡ʃiä]
Proper noun
Salācia f sg (genitive Salāciae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) the goddess of the sea, wife of Neptune
- a town of the Turdetani in Lusitania
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Salācia |
Genitive | Salāciae |
Dative | Salāciae |
Accusative | Salāciam |
Ablative | Salāciā |
Vocative | Salācia |
Locative | Salāciae |
Descendants
- Translingual: Salacia
References
- “Salacia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Salacia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Salacia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly