Prosopis

Translingual

Etymology

Late Latin prosopis (“burdock”), from Ancient Greek προσωπίς (prosōpís, “burdock”), original sense "mask," from πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”).

Proper noun

Prosopis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the mesquites and algarrobos.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe

Hyponyms

• For species see Prosopis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Prosopis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• De materia medica: Translated and edited by Lily Y. Beck. Third, revised edition.

Further reading

• Prosopis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Prosopis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Prosopis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Prosopis at USDA Plants database
• Prosopis at The Plant List