Prosopis
Translingual
Etymology
Late Latin prosopis (“burdock”), from Ancient Greek προσωπίς (prosōpís, “burdock”), original sense "mask," from πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face”).
Proper noun
Prosopis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the mesquites and algarrobos.
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; Mimosoideae - subfamily; Mimoseae - tribe
Hyponyms
- For species see
Prosopis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or 
Prosopis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- Prosopis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Prosopis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Prosopis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Prosopis at USDA Plants database
- Prosopis at The Plant List
References
- De materia medica: Translated and edited by Lily Y. Beck. Third, revised edition.