Xanthosoma
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, xantho- + -soma, from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + σῶμα (sôma, “body”)
Proper noun
Xanthosoma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – many tropical American arums, several of which are starchy food staples.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Caladieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- See Wikipedia for species.
Further reading
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- Xanthosoma on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Xanthosoma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Xanthosoma at Encyclopedia of Life
- Xanthosoma at USDA Plants database
- Araceae at APWeb
- Xanthosoma at The Plant List
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