Hypoxis

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hypoxidaceae – star grass, star lily, yellow stars, African potato.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Hypoxidaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hypoxis hirsuta (common goldstar, common star-grass, eastern yellow stargrass, yellow star grass) – type species; Hypoxis angustifolia, Hypoxis argentea, Hypoxis aurea, Hypoxis baurii, Hypoxis colchicifolia, Hypoxis costata, Hypoxis curtissii, Hypoxis decumbens, Hypoxis gerrardii, Hypoxis hemerocallidea, Hypoxis hygrometrica, Hypoxis juncea, Hypoxis nivea, Hypoxis obtusa, Hypoxis pratensis, Hypoxis rigidula, Hypoxis sobolifera, Hypoxis villosa – selected species

References

• Hypoxis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hypoxis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hypoxis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons