Raphanus

See also: raphanus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin raphanus, raphanos (“radish”), from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos), ῥαφανίς (rhaphanís, “radish”).

Pronunciation

• English: IPA^(key): /ˈræfənəs/

Proper noun

Raphanus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – radishes, native to Asia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Brassicales – order; Brassicaceae – family; Brassiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Raphanus sativus (syn. Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, garden radish) - type species; Raphanus confusus, Raphanus raphanistrum - selected other species

Derived terms

• Raphanorhyncha

References

• Raphanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Raphanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Raphanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Raphanus at USDA Plants database
• Raphanus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Raphanus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Raphanus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Raphanus at The Plant List
• Raphanus at Brassibase
• “Raphanus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.