Coix

See also: coix

Translingual

Coix lacrima-jobi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, “doum palm, Hyphaene thebaica”)

Proper noun

Coix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – Job's tears.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - family; Andropogoneae or Sacchareae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Coix lacryma-jobi - type species; Coix aquatica, Coix gasteenii, Coix puellarum - other species

References

Coix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Coix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Coix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Coix at USDA Plants database
Coix on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Coix at the Catalogue of Life
Coix at Encyclopedia of Life
Coix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Panicoideae at APWeb
Coix at The Plant List

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