Bassia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Bassia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – smotherweeds.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Abylidae – a single species of bioluminescent hydrozoans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Amaranthaceae - family; Camphorosmoideae - subfamily; Camphorosmeae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in): Bassia muricata - type species; Bassia hyssopifolia (fivehorn smotherweed), Bassia prostrata (forage kochia, prostrate summer-cypress), Bassia scoparia (burningbush, belvedere, kochia, Mexican fireweed, Mexican firebrush); for other species see
Bassia (Amaranthaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - (genus in Abylidae): Bassia bassensis - sole accepted species
References
- in Amaranthaceae
Bassia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Bassia (Amaranthaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bassia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- in Abylidae
- Bassia (hydrozoan) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bassia Agassiz on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Bassia (Hydrozoa) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons