Callitriche
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See also: callitriche
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin callĭthrix (“waterwort”), from Ancient Greek καλλίθριξ (kallíthrix).
Proper noun
Callitriche f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – water starworts.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Plantaginaceae - family; Callitricheae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Callitriche palustris (spiny water starwort) - type species
References
Callitriche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Callitriche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Callitriche on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
