Elymus

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Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔλυμος (élumos, “millet”)

Proper noun

Elymus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – various forms of rye and related cereals.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

(genus): Elymus sibiricus - type species; for a modern listing of the more than 200 other species, see Elymus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

See also

Leymus

Further reading

Elymus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Elymus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Elymus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Elymus at USDA Plants database
Elymus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Elymus at the Catalogue of Life
Elymus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Elymus at The Plant List

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