Acantholimon

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Translingual

Acantholimon sp.

Etymology

From acanth- (“spiny”) +‎ Limonium.^[1]

Pronunciation

English:
- (US) IPA^(key): /əˌkæn.θoʊˈlaɪˌmɑn/
- Rhymes: -aɪmɑn

Proper noun

Acantholimon n

A taxonomic genus within the family Plumbaginaceae – prickly thrift, mostly oriental herbs with white or red flowers.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Plumbaginaceae – family; Limonioideae - subfamily; Limonieae - tribe

Descendants

→ Russian: акантоли́мон (akantolímon)

References

Acantholimon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acantholimon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acantholimon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN)

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