Aristida

Translingual

Aristida adscensionis

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin arista (“awn (of grain)”) +‎ -ida

Proper noun

Aristida f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – grasses with three awns, known as speargrasses, needlegrasses, wiregrasses, or threeawns.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Aristidoideae - subfamily; Aristideae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aristida adscensionis (sixweeks threeawn) - type species; for the very numerous species see Aristida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Aristida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Aristida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aristida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aristida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aristida at USDA Plants database
• Aristida at Tropicos