Anemone
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνεμώνη (anemṓnē), from ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind”); named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (English) IPA(key): /əˈnɛməniː/
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots - clades; Ranunculales - order; Ranunculaceae - family; Ranunculoideae - subfamily; Anemoneae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Anemone coronaria (poppy anemone) - type species; Anemone canadensis, Anemone cylindrica (candle anemone), Anemone multifida (cut-leaved anemone), Anemone quinquefolia (wood anemone), Anemone virginiana (tall thimbleweed) - selected other species
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Anemoneae): Archiclematis, Barneoudia, Clematis, Metanemone, Naravelia, Oreithales, Pulsatilla - genera
Derived terms
References
- Anemone at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Anemone at Tropicos
- Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- Stearn T. William, Botanical Latin, Redwood Burn, third edition 1983
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