Avicennia

Translingual

Avicennia officinalis

Etymology

From Avicenna (“a latinised name”) +‎ -ia, after Persian polymath Avicenna (980-1037).

Proper noun

Avicennia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – some trees called mangroves.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Acanthaceae - family; Avicennioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Avicennia officinalis (Indian mangrove) - type species; Avicennia africana, Avicennia alba, Avicennia bicolor, Avicennia eucalyptifolia, Avicennia germinans, Avicennia integra, Avicennia marina, Avicennia rumphiana, Avicennia schaueriana - other species

Derived terms

• Avicennaceae (obsolete)

References

• Avicennia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Avicennia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Avicennia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Avicennia at USDA Plants database
• Avicennia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Avicennia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Avicennia at Plants of the World Online
• Avicennia at Tropicos
• Avicennioideae at APWeb