Cichorium

See also: cichorium

Translingual

Cichorium intybus

Etymology

From Latin cichorium (“chicory”).

Proper noun

Cichorium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – around eight species of perennial and annual plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cichorium intybus - type species; Cichorium bottae, Cichorium calvum, Cichorium endivia, Cichorium glandulosum, Cichorium pumilum, Cichorium spinosum - species; Cichorium intybus x Cichorium endivia - nothospecies

References

• Cichorium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cichorium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cichorium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cichorium at USDA Plants database
• Cichorium at Tropicos
• Cichorium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Cichorium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cichorium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Cichorium at The Plant List