Acca
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Translingual
Etymology
From aka, the native name for the plant in the Dominican Republic.[1]
Proper noun
Acca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – feijoa or pineapple guava and closely related shrubs of South America.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – sometimes including in genus Pantoporia.
Synonyms
- (plant): Feijoa (obsolete)
Hypernyms
- (genus in Myrtaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Myrtales – order; Myrtaceae – family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Myrteae - tribe
- (genus in Nymphalidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Papilioniformes – series; Nymphalidae – family; Limenitidinae - subfamily; Neptini - tribe
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Neptini): Lebadea, Pantoporia, Lasippa, Neptis, Phaedyma - genera
References
- plant
Acca (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acca (Myrtaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Acca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Acca at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Feijoa at USDA Plants database
- Feijoa at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Acca at Tropicos
- Acca at World Register of Marine Species
- insect
- Acca (Neptini) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- ^ Glen, H. F. (2004). Sappi What's in a Name: The Meanings of the Botanical Names of Trees. United Kingdom: Jacana, p. 1
Old English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Acca m
- a male given name