Himanthalia

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἱμάς (himás) + ἅλς (háls)[1] + -ia.

Proper noun

Himanthalia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Himanthaliaceae – thongweed, a brown alga.

Hyponyms

(genus): Himanthalia elongata - sole species

References

Hans Christian Lyngbye (1819) “Himanthalia”, in Tentamen hydrophytologiae danicae; […], Copenhagen: […] Schultzianis, […], footnote, page 36: “Ex ἱμάς, άντος, lorum, et ἅλς.”

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