Ceratophyllum

Translingual

Ceratophyllum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Proper noun

Ceratophyllum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratophyllaceae – flowering plants called hornworts.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Angiospermae – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Ceratophyllanae – superorder; Ceratophyllales – order; Ceratophyllaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ceratophyllum demersum (rigid hornwort) - type species; for other species see Ceratophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Ceratophyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ceratophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ceratophyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ceratophyllum at USDA Plants database
• Ceratophyllum at Tropicos
• Ceratophyllum at World Register of Marine Species
• Ceratophyllum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ceratophyllum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ceratophyllum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Ceratophyllum at The Plant List
• “Ceratophyllum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.