Acantholimon
Translingual
Etymology
From acanth- (“spiny”) + Limonium.[1]
Pronunciation
- English:
- (US) IPA(key): /əˌkæn.θoʊˈlaɪˌmɑn/
- Rhymes: -aɪmɑn
Proper noun
Acantholimon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plumbaginaceae – prickly thrift, mostly oriental herbs with white or red flowers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Plumbaginaceae – family; Limonioideae - subfamily; Limonieae - tribe
Descendants
- → Russian: акантоли́мон (akantolímon)
References
- Acantholimon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Acantholimon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Acantholimon 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)