Abronia
See also: abronia
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “graceful, delicate”)
Pronunciation
- English: (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɹoʊ.ni.ə/
Proper noun
Abronia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – sand verbena or wild lantanas, North American herbs with fragrant flowers.[1]
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anguidae – arboreal alligator lizards.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Nyctaginiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Nyctaginaceae – family; Nyctagineae – tribe
- (genus in Anguidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Neoanguimorpha – suborder; Diploglossa – superfamily; Anguidae – family; Gerrhonotinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus in Nyctaginaceae): Abronia umbellata (pink sand verbena, beach sand verbena, purple sand verbena) – type species; Abronia ameliae (heart's delight, Amelia's sand verbena) – selected species
- (genus in Anguidae): Abronia deppii (Deppe’s arboreal alligator lizard) – type species
References
- herb
- Abronia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Abronia (Nyctaginaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Abronia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Abronia at USDA Plants database
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
- lizard
- Abronia (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Abronia (Anguidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Abronia (reptile) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons