Ceratophyllum
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Ceratophyllum
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).
Proper noun
Ceratophyllum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratophyllaceae – flowering plants called hornworts.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Angiospermae - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Ceratophyllanae - superorder; Ceratophyllales - order; Ceratophyllaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ceratophyllum demersum (rigid hornwort) - type species; for other species see
Ceratophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Ceratophyllum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Ceratophyllum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ceratophyllum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ceratophyllum at USDA Plants database
- Ceratophyllum at Tropicos
- Ceratophyllum at World Register of Marine Species
- Ceratophyllum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ceratophyllum at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ceratophyllum at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Ceratophyllum at The Plant List
- “Ceratophyllum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
