Asteriscus

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Translingual

Asteriscus maritimus flowers

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀςερίσκος (aserískos, “small star”). The name was used by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort because the chalice (calyx) is in the form of a star.

Proper noun

Asteriscus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae.

Hypernyms

(tribe): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family

References

Asteriscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Asteriscus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Asteriscus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pitton Tournefort (1694) Elemens de botanique, ou Methode pour connoître les plantes, Paris, page 399

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