Orobanche
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Orobanche uniflora
See also: orobanche
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin ŏrŏbanchē, from Ancient Greek ὀροβάγχη (orobánkhē, “dodder, chokefitch”), from ὄροβος (órobos, “bitter vetch”) + ἄγχω (ánkhō, “strangle”).
Proper noun
Orobanche f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae – certain flowering herbaceous plants parasitic on others, broomrape.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Orobanchaceae - family; Orobancheae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): For the numerous species see
Orobanche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
References
Orobanche on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Orobanche on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Orobanche on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Orobanche at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Orobanche at USDA Plants database
- Orobanche at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Orobanche at the Catalogue of Life
- Orobanche at The Plant List
- Orobanche at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Orobanche at Tropicos
- Orobanche at World Register of Marine Species
