Abrus
See also: abrus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἁβρός (habrós, “graceful, delicate”)
Pronunciation
- English: (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.bɹəs/, /ˈɑ.bɹəs/
Proper noun
Abrus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – tropical vines, with purple flowers and pinnate leaves.[1]
- 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, fabids – 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; Paraneoptera – 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
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
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6