Raphanus
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See also: raphanus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin raphanus, raphanos (“radish”), from Ancient Greek ῥάφανος (rháphanos), ῥαφανίς (rhaphanís, “radish”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Raphanus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae – radishes, native to Asia.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Raphanus sativus (syn. Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, garden radish) - type species; Raphanus confusus, Raphanus raphanistrum - selected other species
Derived terms
References
Raphanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Raphanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Raphanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Raphanus at USDA Plants database
- Raphanus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Raphanus at the Catalogue of Life
- Raphanus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Raphanus at The Plant List
- Raphanus at Brassibase
- “Raphanus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
