Oenanthe
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Oenanthe. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Oenanthe, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Oenanthe in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Oenanthe you have here. The definition of the word Oenanthe will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofOenanthe, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Œnanthe
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οἰνάνθη (oinánthē).
Proper noun
Oenanthe f
- (plants) A taxonomic genus within the family Apiaceae – water dropworts.
- (birds) A taxonomic genus within the family Muscicapidae – wheatears.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Apiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Oenantheae - tribe
- (genus in Muscicapidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Muscicapoidea – superfamily; Muscicapidae – family; Saxicolinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus in Apiaceae): Oenanthe fistulosa (tubular water dropwort) - type species; Oenanthe aquatica (fineleaf Water dropwort), Oenanthe crocata (hemlock water dropwort) - selected other species
Derived terms
References
- plant
water dropwort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Oenanthe (Apiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- bird
- wheatear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Oenanthe (Muscicapidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN