Achyranthes

See also: achyranthes

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄχῠρον (ákhŭron, “chaff”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Proper noun

Achyranthes f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – chaff flowers.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae – family; Amaranthoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Achyranthes aspera (prickly chaff flower) - type species; Achyranthes arborescens (chaff tree, soft-wood), Achyranthes bidentata (ox knee), Achyranthes fauriei, Achyranthes margaretarum, Achyranthes mutica (blunt chaff flower), Achyranthes splendens (Maui chaff flower, round chaff flower, round-leaf chaff flower, round-leaved chaff flower), Achyranthes talbotii - selected other species

References

• Achyranthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Achyranthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Achyranthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons