Cruciata

See also: cruciata

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin cruciāta (“crossed”), after the arrangement of the leaves.

Proper noun

Cruciata f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – the bedstraws, certain of which are known as crossworts.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Rubioideae - subfamily; Rubieae - tribe

References

• Cruciata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cruciata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cruciata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons