Ecballium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐκβάλλω (ekbállō, “to throw out”) + Latin -ium.
Proper noun
Ecballium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – squirting cucumber.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Cucurbitales – order; Cucurbitaceae – family; Bryonieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ecballium elaterium - sole species
References
- Ecballium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ecballium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ecballium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ecballium at Tropicos
- Ecballium at National Center for Biotechnology Information