Corchorus

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Translingual

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόρχορος (kórkhoros, “blue pimpernel”).

Proper noun

Corchorus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – certain mallows.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Malvaceae – family; Grewioideae - subfamily; Sparrmannieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Corchorus olitorius - type species

References

Corchorus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Corchorus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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