Acalypha
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Acalypha wilkesiana (beafsteak plant)
See also: acalypha
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin akalypha, from Ancient Greek ἀκαλύφη (akalúphē), from ἀκαλήφη (akalḗphē, “nettle”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Acalypha f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – many herbs and shrubs that grow in temperate zones.
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; Euphorbiaceae - family; Acalyphoideae - subfamily; Acalypheae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Acalypha virginica (Virginia copperleaf) - type species; Acalypha gracilens (slender copperleaf), Acalypha rhomboidea (common three-seeded mercury), Acalypha wilkesiana - selected other species; see references for the numerous other species
Descendants
- → Russian: ака́лифа (akálifa)
References
Acalypha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acalypha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Acalypha on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acalypha at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Acalypha at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Acalypha at USDA Plants database
- Acalypha at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Acalypha at Tropicos
- Acalypha at The Plant List
