Sterculia
See also: sterculia
Translingual
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Etymology
From Latin Sterculius (“Roman god of manure”)
Proper noun
Sterculia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain foul-smelling tropical and subtropical plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Malvales - order; Malvaceae - family; Sterculioideae - subfamily