Acaena

Translingual

Acaena elongata

Acaena magellanica

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”).

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (US) IPA^(key): /əˈsi.nə/
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Proper noun

Acaena f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – herbs and shrubs native to southern temperate zones.

Synonyms

• (New Zealand) New Zealand burs, bidibids

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Rosoideae - subfamily; Sanguisorbeae - tribe; Sanguisorbinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Acaena elongata - type species

References

• Acaena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Acaena at Germplasm Resources Information Network