Pleione
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Pleione praecox
Translingual
Etymology
Most likely from πληρόω (plēróō, “to make full”).
Proper noun
Pleione f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – peacock orchiss or Indian crocuses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Epidendroideae - subfamily; Arethuseae - tribe; Coelogyninae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Pleione praecox - type species; for other species see
Pleione on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Pleione on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Pleione on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pleione (Orchidaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Pleione at Tropicos
- Pleione at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Pleione at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Pleione at The Plant List
- Pleione at World Register of Marine Species
English
Proper noun
Pleione
- a binary star in the Pleiades star cluster in the constellation Taurus.