Colocasia
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See also: colocasia
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin colocāsia, from Ancient Greek κολοκασία (kolokasía, “rhizome of the Egyptian water-lily”).
Proper noun
Colocasia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – herbaceous perennial plants with a large corm on or just below the ground surface and large to very large leaves, such as taro.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Araceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; "Angiospermae" – superclass; Magnoliopsida – class; Lilianae - superorder; Alismatales - order; Araceae - family; Aroideae - subfamily; Colocasieae - tribe
- (genus in Noctuidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Noctuidae – family; Pantheinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Colocasia esculenta, Colocasia gigantea - selected species. For other species see
Colocasia (Araceae) on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Colocasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
References
- plant
- Colocasia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Colocasia (Araceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Colocasia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Colocasia at USDA Plants database
- moth
- Colocasia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Colocasia (Pantheidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pantheinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons