Sphenopholis
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]spheno- (“wedge”) + Ancient Greek φολῐ́ς (pholís, “scale”).
Proper noun
[edit]Sphenopholis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – wedgescale, of North America and Hawaii.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Pooideae – subfamily; Poeae – tribe; Aveninae – subtribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (family): Sphenopholis obtusata (prairie wedgescale) – type species
Descendants
[edit]- → English: wedgescale (calque)
References
[edit]- Sphenopholis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sphenopholis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sphenopholis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons