Lawsonia
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, named after persons named Lawson:
- the Scottish physician Isaac Lawson, a good friend of Linnaeus (plant).
- Gordon H.K. Lawson, the veterinary pathologist who identified the bacterium.
- Lawson unknown for the weevil genus.
Proper noun
Lawsonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lythraceae – henna plant.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Desulfovibrionaceae – certain bacteria.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Anthribidae – certain fungus weevils.
Hypernyms
- (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Myrtales – order; Lythraceae - family
- (genus of bacteria): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum – phylum; Deltaproteobacteria – class; Desulfovibrionales – order; Desulfovibrionaceae – family
- (genus of insect): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Curculionoidea – superfamily; Anthribidae – family; Anthribinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus of plant): Lawsonia inermis – sole species
- (genus of bacteria): Lawsonia intracellularis – sole accepted species
- (genus of insect): Lawsonia punita, Lawsonia variabilis – species
Descendants
- English: lawsone
References
- plant
Henna on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lawsonia (Lythraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lawsonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lawsonia at USDA Plants database
- bacteria
- Desulfovibrionales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lawsonia (Desulfovibrionaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lawsonia at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- insect
- Anthribidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lawsonia Sharp on Wikispecies.Wikispecies