Lawsonia
See also: lawsonia and lawsonią
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, named after the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus. See Lawson.
Proper noun
Lawsonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – henna plant.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Desulfovibrionaceae – certain bacteria.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anthribidae – certain fungus weevils.
Hypernyms
- (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Lythraceae - family
- (genus of bacteria): Bacteria - kingdom; Pseudomonadota - phylum; Delta Proteobacteria - class; Desulfovibrionales - order; Desulfovibrionaceae - family
- (genus of insect): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Dicondylia, Pterygota, Metapterygota, Neoptera, Eumetabola, Endopterygota; Coleopterida - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Curculionoidea - superfamily; Anthribidae - family; Anthribinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus of plant): Lawsonia inermis - sole species
- (genus of bacteria): Lawsonia intracellularis
- (genus of insect): Lawsonia punita, Lawsonia variabilis
Descendants
- English: lawsone
References
Henna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (plant)
Lawsonia (Lythraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lawsonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lawsonia at USDA Plants database
- Desulfovibrionales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (bacteria)
- Lawsonia (Desulfovibrionaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Anthribidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (insect)
- Lawsonia Sharp on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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