Benincasa
See also: benincasa
Translingual
Etymology
After the 16th century Italian botanist Giuseppe Benincasa (1535-1596), who founded the Botanic Garden in Pisa.
Proper noun
Benincasa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – the winter melon.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - tribe; Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. (sole species) in two forms
References
Winter melon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Benincasa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Benincasa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Benincasa at USDA Plants database
