Desmodium
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Desmodium triflorum
See also: desmodium
Translingual
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Etymology
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Proper noun
Desmodium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – ticktrefoils or beggarticks.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae - subfamily; Desmodieae - tribe; Desmodiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Desmodium scorpiurus - type species; for other species see Desmodium at Tropicos.
Derived terms
References
Desmodium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Desmodium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Desmodium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Desmodium at USDA Plants database
- Desmodium at Tropicos
- Desmodium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Desmodium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Desmodium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Desmodium at The Plant List
- Desmodium at Paleobiology Database
