Elegia

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Translingual

Elegia nuda.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin elegīa (“elegy”).

Proper noun

Elegia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Restionaceae – certain grass-like plants, of the Cape Province in South Africa.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Restionaceae – family; Restionoideae – subfamily; Restioneae – tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Elegia juncea – type species

References

Elegia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Elegia (Restionaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Elegia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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