Pithecellobium
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek πίθηκος (píthēkos, “monkey, ape”) + ἐλλόβιον (ellóbion, “earrings”).
Proper noun
Pithecellobium f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – blackbeads, of the tropical Americas.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Caesalpinioideae – subfamily; Mimoseae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pithecellobium unguis-cati (catclaw blackbead, cat's-claw) – type species
References
- Pithecellobium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pithecellobium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pithecellobium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons