Avicennia
Translingual
Avicennia officinalis
Etymology
From Avicenna (“a latinised name”) + -ia, after Persian polymath Avicenna (980-1037).
Proper noun
Avicennia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – some trees called mangroves.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Acanthaceae - family; Avicennioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Avicennia africana, Avicennia alba, Avicennia bicolor, Avicennia eucalyptifolia, Avicennia germinans, Avicennia integra, Avicennia marina, Avicennia officinalis, Avicennia rumphiana, Avicennia schaueriana (species)
Derived terms
- Avicennaceae (obsolete)
References
Avicennia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Avicennia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Avicennia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Avicennia at USDA Plants database
- Avicennia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Avicennia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Avicennia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Avicennioideae at APWeb
- Avicennia at The Plant List