Lawsonia

See also: lawsonia and lawsonią

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus. See Lawson.

Proper noun

Lawsonia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – henna plant.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Desulfovibrionaceae – certain bacteria.
3. A taxonomic genus within the family Anthribidae – certain fungus weevils.

Hypernyms

• (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Lythraceae - family
• (genus of bacteria): Bacteria - kingdom; Pseudomonadota - phylum; Delta Proteobacteria - class; Desulfovibrionales - order; Desulfovibrionaceae - family
• (genus of insect): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Dicondylia, Pterygota, Metapterygota, Neoptera, Eumetabola, Endopterygota; Coleopterida - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Curculionoidea - superfamily; Anthribidae - family; Anthribinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus of plant): Lawsonia inermis - sole species
• (genus of bacteria): Lawsonia intracellularis
• (genus of insect): Lawsonia punita, Lawsonia variabilis

Descendants

• English: lawsone

References

• Henna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (plant)
• Lawsonia (Lythraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lawsonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lawsonia at USDA Plants database
• Desulfovibrionales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (bacteria)
• Lawsonia (Desulfovibrionaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Anthribidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (insect)
• Lawsonia Sharp on Wikispecies.Wikispecies