Eleusine
See also: eleusine
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίς (Eleusís, “Eleusis”), after the ancient Greek town associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries, the initiation rites to the cult of Demeter and Persephone, which is believed to have been based on an older agrarian cult.
Proper noun
Eleusine f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – goosegrasses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Eragrostideae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eleusine coracana (type species), Eleusine floccifolia, Eleusine indica, Eleusine jaegeri, Eleusine multiflora, Eleusine tristachya - selected species
- For numerous additional species see
- For numerous additional species see
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