Cenchrus

Translingual

Cenchrus echinatus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κέγχρος (kénkhros, “millet”)

Proper noun

Cenchrus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – sandburs.

Synonyms

• sticker grass

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Paniceae - tribe; Cenchrinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cenchrus echinatus - type species; for other accepted species and synonyms see Cenchrus at The Plant List

References

• Cenchrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cenchrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cenchrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cenchrus at USDA Plants database
• Cenchrus at Tropicos
• Cenchrus at World Register of Marine Species
• Cenchrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cenchrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cenchrus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Cenchrus at The Plant List