Butomus

Translingual

Butomus umbellatus (type species)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βούτομος (boútomos), variant of βούτομον (boútomon, “sedge”).

Proper noun

Butomus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Butomaceae – flowering rush or grass rush.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; "Angiospermae" - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Butomaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Butomus umbellatus - type species; Butomus junceus (= Butomus umbellatus var. junceus) - sometimes accepted as distinct species

References

• Butomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Butomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Butomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Butomus at The Plant List