Aristida
Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin, from Latin arista (“awn (of grain)”) + -ida
Proper noun
Aristida f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – grasses with three awns, known as speargrasses, needlegrasses, wiregrasses, or threeawns.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Aristidoideae - subfamily; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (sixweeks threeawn) - type species; for the very numerous species see
Aristida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or
Aristida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
Aristida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aristida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aristida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Aristida at USDA Plants database
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