Colocasia

See also: colocasia

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin colocāsia, from Ancient Greek κολοκασία (kolokasía, “rhizome of the Egyptian water-lily”).

Proper noun

Colocasia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – herbaceous perennial plants with a large corm on or just below the ground surface and large to very large leaves, such as taro.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Araceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Colocasieae - tribe
• (genus in Noctuidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Noctuidae - family; Pantheinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Colocasia esculenta, Colocasia gigantea - selected species. For other species see Colocasia (Araceae) on WikispeciesWikispecies or Colocasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

References

plant

• Colocasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colocasia (Araceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Colocasia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Colocasia at USDA Plants database

moth

• Colocasia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colocasia (Pantheidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pantheinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons