Himanthalia
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἱμάς (himás) + ἅλς (háls)[1] + -ia.
Proper noun
Himanthalia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Himanthaliaceae – thongweed(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Hyponyms
- (genus): Himanthalia elongata - sole species
References
- ^ Hans Christian Lyngbye (1819) “Himanthalia”, in Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae; […], Copenhagen: […] Schultzianis, […], footnote, page 36: “Ex ἱμάς, άντος, lorum, et ἅλς.”