Cichorium
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Cichorium intybus
See also: cichorium
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin cichorium (“chicory”).
Proper noun
Cichorium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – around eight species of perennial and annual plants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): 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
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cichorium intybus - type species; Cichorium bottae, Cichorium calvum, Cichorium endivia, Cichorium glandulosum, Cichorium pumilum, Cichorium spinosum - species; Cichorium intybus x Cichorium endivia - nothospecies
References
Cichorium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cichorium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cichorium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cichorium at USDA Plants database
- Cichorium at Tropicos
- Cichorium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cichorium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cichorium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Cichorium at The Plant List
