Acalypha

See also: acalypha

Translingual

Acalypha wilkesiana (beafsteak plant)

Etymology

From Latin akalypha, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλύφη (akalúphē), from ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē, “nettle”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.əˈlaɪf.ə/, /ˌəˈkæl.ə.fə/
Rhymes: -aɪfə

Proper noun

Acalypha f

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – many herbs and shrubs that grow in temperate zones..

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order]; Euphorbiaceae - family; Acalyphoideae - subfamily; Acalypheae - tribe

References

Acalypha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acalypha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acalypha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)

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