Saccharum
See also: saccharum
Translingual
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Etymology
Proper noun
Saccharum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the sugar canes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - subfamily; Andropogoneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Saccharum officinarum - type species; for the numerous other species see
Saccharum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies