Butomus

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Translingual

Butomus umbellatus (type species)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βούτομος (boútomos), variant of βούτομον (boútomon, “sedge”).

Proper noun

Butomus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Butomaceae – flowering rush or grass rush.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae – superorder; Alismatales – order; Butomaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Butomus umbellatus - type species; Butomus junceus (= Butomus umbellatus var. junceus) - sometimes accepted as distinct species

References

Butomus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Butomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Butomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Butomus at The Plant List

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