Hyoscyamus

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Translingual

Hyoscyamus niger (black henbane)

Etymology

From Latin hyoscyamus, itself from Ancient Greek ὑοσκύαμος (huoskúamos, “henbane”).

Proper noun

Hyoscyamus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – henbanes.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Solanales – order; Solanaceae – family; Solanoideae - subfamily; Hyoscyameae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Hyoscyamus niger (black henbane) - type species; Hyoscyamus albus (white henbane), Hyoscyamus aureus (golden henbane), Hyoscyamus muticus (Egyptian henbane) - selected other species

Derived terms

hyoscyamine

References

Hyoscyamus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hyoscyamus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hyoscyamus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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