Menyanthes
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μηνύανθος (mēnúanthos, “a water plant”), possibly from μήνη (mḗnē, “month, crescent moon”) or μηνύω (mēnúō, “to disclose”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) in reference to the sequential opening of flowers on the inflorescence.
Proper noun[edit]
Menyanthes f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Menyanthaceae – bog bean or buckbean.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Menyanthaceae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Menyanthes trifoliata - sole species
References[edit]
Menyanthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Menyanthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Menyanthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
