Scirpus
See also: scirpus
Translingual
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Latin scirpus (“bulrush”)
Proper noun
Scirpus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – certain bulrushes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Scirpus maritimis (seaside bulrush); Scirpus pungens (common threesquare); Scirpus robustus (saltmarsh rush); Scirpus validus (soft stem bulrush) - selected species