Ryania

Translingual

Etymology

From British physician and plant collector John Ryan +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɹaɪˈeɪ.ni.ə/
Rhymes: -eɪniə

Proper noun

Ryania f

A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – a group of plants from which ryanoid insecticides are derived; the insecticides have the same mode of action as the alkaloid ryanodine.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Salicaceae - family; Samydoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Ryania speciosa - type species

Descendants

⇒ English: ryanodine

References

“Ryania”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Ryania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ryania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ryania on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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