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Translingual
Ebenus cretica
Etymology
Latin ebenus , alternative form of hebenus ( “ ebony ” ) , from Ancient Greek ἕβενος ( hébenos ) , ἔβενος ( ébenos ) .
Proper noun
Ebenus f
A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – flowering herbs found from Morocco to the Himalayas.
( obsolete ) A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – ebony , now Diospyros .
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Hyponyms
( genus in Fabaceae ) : Ebenus cretica (Cretan ebony ) – type species; Ebenus argentea , Ebenus armitagei , Ebenus barbigera , Ebenus boissieri , Ebenus bourgaei , Ebenus cappadocica , Ebenus depressa , Ebenus haussknechtii , Ebenus hirsuta , Ebenus lagopus , Ebenus laguroides , Ebenus longipes , Ebenus macrophylla , Ebenus pinnata , Ebenus pisidica , Ebenus plumosa , Ebenus reesei , Ebenus sibthorpii , Ebenus stellata , Ebenus zekiyeae – other accepted species
Ebenus abyssinica , Ebenus acapulcensis , Ebenus acuminata , Ebenus albens , Ebenus andamanica , Ebenus andersonii , Ebenus beccarii , Ebenus bourgeaui , Ebenus brexifolia , Ebenus candidus , Ebenus capensis , Ebenus caribaea , Ebenus cauliflora , Ebenus cilicica , Ebenus compacta , Ebenus confertiflora , Ebenus cordata , Ebenus creticus (gender error for Ebenus cretica ), Ebenus diffusa , Ebenus elliptica , Ebenus erinacea , Ebenus fasciculosa , Ebenus ferruginea , Ebenus foliosa , Ebenus geminata , Ebenus grisebachii , Ebenus hemicyclodes , Ebenus hermaphrodica , Ebenus hilairei , Ebenus hillebrandi , Ebenus hirta , Ebenus humilis , Ebenus inconstans , Ebenus intricata , Ebenus javanica , Ebenus lamponga , Ebenus lancea , Ebenus lanceolata , Ebenus laurina , Ebenus leucomelas , Ebenus maingayi , Ebenus major , Ebenus mannii , Ebenus melanida , Ebenus mellinoni , Ebenus merguensis , Ebenus micrantha , Ebenus molucca , Ebenus montbretii , Ebenus motleyi , Ebenus mualata , Ebenus myristicodes , Ebenus myristicoides , Ebenus myrmecocalyx , Ebenus myrmecocarpa , Ebenus natalensis , Ebenus nigrescens , Ebenus oblongifolia , Ebenus obovata , Ebenus ovalifolia , Ebenus pavonii , Ebenus pinnatus , Ebenus pogonotropis , Ebenus punctata , Ebenus quiloensis , Ebenus reticulata , Ebenus rufa , Ebenus ruminata , Ebenus salicifolia , Ebenus sandwicensis , Ebenus sericea , Ebenus seychellarum , Ebenus stellatus , Ebenus stipulacea , Ebenus sumatrana , Ebenus tesselaria , Ebenus teysmannii , Ebenus vieillardii - unaccepted species (mostly syns. of accepted species)
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