Acalypha

See also: acalypha

Translingual

Acalypha wilkesiana (beafsteak plant)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin akalypha, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλύφη (akalúphē), from ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē, “nettle”).

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈlaɪf.ə/, /ˌəˈkæl.ə.fə/
  • Rhymes: -aɪfə

Proper noun

Acalypha f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – many herbs and shrubs that grow in temperate zones.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Euphorbiaceae – family; Acalyphoideae - subfamily; Acalypheae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acalypha virginica (Virginia copperleaf) - type species; Acalypha gracilens (slender copperleaf), Acalypha rhomboidea (common three-seeded mercury), Acalypha wilkesiana - selected other species; see references for the numerous other species

Descendants

• → Russian: ака́лифа (akálifa)

References

• Acalypha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acalypha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Acalypha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acalypha at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Acalypha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Acalypha at USDA Plants database
• Acalypha at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Acalypha at Tropicos
• Acalypha at The Plant List