Eleocharis

Translingual

Eleocharis

Etymology

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Proper noun

Eleocharis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cyperaceae – spike rushes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Cyperaceae - family; Cyperoideae - subfamily; Eleocharideae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Eleocharis palustris (common spike-rush, creeping spike-rush, marsh spike-rush) - type species; Eleocharis dulcis (Chinese water chestnut), Eleocharis quinqueflora (few-flowered spikerush) - selected other species

References

Eleocharis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eleocharis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eleocharis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Eleocharis at USDA Plants database
Eleocharis at Plants of the World Online
Eleocharis at Tropicos
Eleocharis at World Register of Marine Species
Eleocharis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Eleocharis at Encyclopedia of Life
Eleocharis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Eleocharis at Germplasm Resources Information Network

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