Daucus

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Translingual

Daucus carota: three flowerheads

Etymology

From Latin daucum, from Ancient Greek δαῦκος (daûkos), δαῦκον (daûkon, “carrot”).

Proper noun

Daucus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – the carrot and close relatives.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Scandiceae - tribe; Daucinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Daucus carota - type species; for other species see Daucus at The Plant List

References

Daucus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Daucus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Daucus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Daucus at USDA Plants database
Daucus at Tropicos
Daucus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Daucus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Daucus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Daucus at The Plant List

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