Lagenaria

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Lagenaria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – certain gourds.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Cucurbiteae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Lagenaria abyssinica; Lagenaria breviflora; Lagenaria guineensis; Lagenaria rufa; Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd, calabash vine); Lagenaria sphaerica - species

Derived terms

Lagenaria vulgaris (now Benincasa hispida)

References

Lagenaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lagenaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lagenaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Lagenaria at USDA Plants database

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