Lagenaria

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin lagena or lagoena, a sort of bottle

Proper noun

Lagenaria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – certain gourds.

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; Cucurbiteae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Lagenaria abyssinica; Lagenaria breviflora; Lagenaria guineensis; Lagenaria rufa; Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd, calabash vine); Lagenaria sphaerica - species

Derived terms

• Lagenaria vulgaris (now Benincasa hispida)

References

• Lagenaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lagenaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Lagenaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lagenaria at USDA Plants database