Scandix

See also: scandix

Translingual

Scandix pecten-veneris
shepherd's needle, Venus' comb

Etymology

From Latin scandix, from Ancient Greek σκάνδιξ (skándix).

Proper noun

Scandix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – shepherd's needles.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Scandiceae - tribe; Scandicinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Scandix pecten-veneris (shepherd's needle, Venus comb) - type species

References

Scandix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scandix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Scandix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Scandix at USDA Plants database
Scandix at The Plant List

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