Coix
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Coix lacrima-jobi
See also: coix
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόϊξ (kóïx, “doum palm, Hyphaene thebaica”).
Proper noun
Coix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – Job's tears and close relatives.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Panicoideae - family; Andropogoneae or Sacchareae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Coix lacryma-jobi (Job's tears) - type species; Coix aquatica, Coix gasteenii - other species
References
Coix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Coix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Coix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Coix at USDA Plants database
- Coix at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Coix at the Catalogue of Life
- Coix at Encyclopedia of Life
- Coix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Panicoideae at APWeb
- Coix at Plants of the World Online
- Coix at Tropicos
