Astroloma

Translingual

Astroloma macrocalyx

Etymology

Related to astro- (“star”) and possibly Ancient Greek -ωμα (-ōma). Coined by Scottish botanist (1773-1858), discoverer of the cell nucleus and of Brownian Motion Robert Brown in 1810.

Proper noun

Astroloma f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – Synonym of Styphelia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Epacridoideae – subfamily; Styphelieae – tribe

Descendants

• → Belarusian: астролома (astroloma) (learned)
• → Russian: астролома (astroloma) (learned)

References

• Astroloma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Astroloma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Astroloma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons