Saururus

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).

Proper noun

Saururus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Saururaceae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Saururaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail, swamp lily, water dragon) - type species; Saururus chinensis - sole other known extant species

References

Saururus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Saururus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Saururus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Saururus at The Plant List

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