Dolichos
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Dolichos trilobus (Fabaceae)
See also: dolichos
Translingual
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Ancient Greek δολιχός (dolikhós)
Proper noun
Dolichos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – certain plants of Africa and Asia, hyacinth beans.
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – now subgenus Calathus (Dolichus), certain ground beetles.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Fabaceae): 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; Phaseoleae - tribe; Phaseolinae - subtribe
- (subgenus in Calathus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Adephaga – suborder; Carabidae – family; Harpalinae - subfamily; Pterostichitae - supertribe; Sphodrini - tribe; Calathus - genus
References
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Dolichos (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Dolichos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Dolichos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
