Rhipsalis
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίψ (rhíps, “wickerwork”) + Latin -alis (“-al”).
Proper noun
[edit]Rhipsalis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – mistletoe cactuses.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Cactaceae – family; Cactoideae – subfamily; Rhipsalideae – tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Rhipsalis subg. Calamorhipsalis, Rhipsalis Erythrorhipsalis, Rhipsalis subg. Rhipsalis – subgenera
- Rhipsalis baccifera – type species
References
[edit]Rhipsalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhipsalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Rhipsalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- “Rhipsalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.