Menyanthes
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μηνύανθος (mēnúanthos, “a water plant”), possibly from μήνη (mḗnē, “month, crescent moon”) or μηνύω (mēnúō, “to disclose”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence.
Proper noun
[edit]Menyanthes f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Menyanthaceae – bog bean or buckbean.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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; Menyanthaceae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Menyanthes trifoliata - sole species
References
[edit]Menyanthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Menyanthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Menyanthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons