Malaxis
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μάλαξις (málaxis) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Malaxis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – adder's mouth orchids.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Epidendroideae – subfamily; Malaxideae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Malaxis spicata (Florida adder's mouth) – type species
References
- Malaxis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Malaxis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Malaxis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Malaxis at iNaturalist