Medicago
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin medica (“a kind of clover introduced from Media; burgundy clover, lucern (Medicago sativa)”), from Ancient Greek Μηδικὴ (πόα) (Mēdikḕ (póa), “Median (grass)”) + -ago
Proper noun
Medicago f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – legumes known as medick or burclover, including alfalfa.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Trifolieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Medicago sativa - type species; Medicago arborea, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. - selected other species; see Medicago at The Plant List for more species, subspecies, synonyms.
References
Medicago on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Medicago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Medicago on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Medicago at USDA Plants database
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