Pyxidanthera
Translingual
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Ancient Greek πυξίδιον (puxídion)
Ancient Greek ἀνθηρά (anthērá)
Translingual Pyxidanthera
Compound of Ancient Greek πυξίδιον (puxídion, “little box”) + Ancient Greek ἀνθηρά (anthērá, “flower”); see also English pyxidium and English anther. Coined by French botanist and explorer André Michaux in 1803.
Proper noun
Pyxidanthera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Diapensiaceae – pyxiemoss, a type of small, flat, flowering plant, endemic to the east coast of the United States.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Diapensiaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pyxidanthera barbulata (flowering pyxiemoss) – type species; Pyxidanthera brevifolia (sandhill pyxiemoss) – disputed species
References
- Pyxidanthera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pyxidanthera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pyxidanthera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons