Spergula

Translingual

corn spurry (Spergula arvensis)

Etymology

Latin spargo (“to scatter or sow”), for its seed dispersal mechanism

Proper noun

Spergula f

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – spurries.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Caryophyllaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Spergula arvensis (corn spurry) - type species

Derived terms

Spergularia

References

Spergula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spergula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spergula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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