Alopecurus

Translingual

Alopecurus aequalis

Etymology

From Latin ălōpĕcūros, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπέκουρος (alōpékouros, “fox-tail”), conjectured to be Imperata cylindrica

Proper noun

Alopecurus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – the foxtails.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Alopecurus pratensis - type species; Alopecurus aequalis, Alopecurus carolinianus - selected other species; for more see Alopecurus at The Plant List.

References

Alopecurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alopecurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Alopecurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Alopecurus at USDA Plants database

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