Adelphia
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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Proper noun
Adelphia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Malpighiaceae – woody vines, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pyralidae – a single species of snout moth.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Malpighiaceae): 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; Malpighiaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Malpighiaceae): Adelphia hiraea - type species; for other species see
Adelphia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - (genus in Pyralidae): Adelphia petrella - type species
See also
Further reading
- plant
- Adelphia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Malpighiaceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Malpighiaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Adelphia at The Plant List
- moth
- Adelphia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pyralidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Phycitinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons