Bixa

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Translingual

Bixa orellana (type species)

Etymology

From Spanish bija, from Taíno *biha.^[1]

Proper noun

Bixa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Bixaceae – the lipstick tree and related shrubs.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Bixaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Bixa orellana (lipstick tree) - type species; Bixa urucurana - selected other species

References

^ Granberry, Julian, Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 106

Further reading

Bixa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bixa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Bixa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bixa at The Plant List

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