Avicennia

Translingual

Etymology

From Avicenna (“a latinised name”) +‎ -ia, after Persian polymath Avicenna (980-1037).

Proper noun

Avicennia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – some trees called mangroves.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Acanthaceae - family; Avicennioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Avicennia africana, Avicennia alba, Avicennia bicolor, Avicennia eucalyptifolia, Avicennia germinans, Avicennia integra, Avicennia marina, Avicennia officinalis, Avicennia rumphiana, Avicennia schaueriana (species)

Derived terms

Avicennaceae (obsolete)

References

Avicennia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Avicennia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Avicennia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Avicennia at USDA Plants database
Avicennia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Avicennia at Encyclopedia of Life
Avicennia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Avicennioideae at APWeb
Avicennia at The Plant List

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