Benincasa

See also: benincasa

Translingual

Etymology

After the 16th century Italian botanist Giuseppe Benincasa (1535-1596), who founded the Botanic Garden in Pisa.

Proper noun

Benincasa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – the winter melon.

Hypernyms

(genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Benincaseae - tribe; Benincasinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Benincasa pruriens (sole species) in two forms

References

Winter melon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Benincasa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Benincasa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Benincasa at USDA Plants database

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