Euryale

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Euryale n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphaeaceae – water lilies growing in India and China.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Euryalidae – ophiurans with much-branched arms.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Nymphaeaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms – clade; Nymphaeales – order; Nymphaeaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus in Nympaeaceae): Euryale ferox - sole accepted species

References

• Euryale (Euryalidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Euryale (water lily) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Euryale (Nymphaeaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Εὐρυάλη (Euruálē, literally “far-roaming”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊˈɹaɪ.əli/

Proper noun

Euryale

1. (Greek mythology) The second eldest of the gorgons.