Abrus

Abrus

See also: abrus

Translingual

Abrus precatorius

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “graceful, delicate”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəs/, /ˈɑ.bɹəs/

Proper noun

Abrus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – tropical vines, with purple flowers and pinnate leaves.[1]
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain hoppers.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Fabaceae): 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; Faboideae - subfamily; Abreae - tribe
• (genus in Cicadellidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Condylognatha - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Auchenorrhyncha - suborder; Cicadomorpha - infraorder; Membracoidea - superfamily; Cicadellidae - family; Deltocephalinae - subfamily; Athysanini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus in Fabaceae): Abrus precatorius - type species

Derived terms

• abrin

References

• Abrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leaf hoppers on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Abrus (Fabaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abrus (Animalia) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Abrus (Fabaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Abrus (Cicadellidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

1. Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6