Epiphyllum
Appearance
See also: epiphyllum
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From epi- (“above; around”, from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)) + -phyllum (“leaf”, from Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon)).
Proper noun
[edit]Epiphyllum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – climbing cactuses, orchid cactuses, leaf cactuses.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Cactaceae – family; Cactoideae – subfamily; Hylocereeae – tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Epiphyllum phyllanthus (climbing cactus) – type species
Descendants
[edit]- → English: epiphyllum
References
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Epiphyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Epiphyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Epiphyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons