Rumex
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Translingual
Etymology
Noun
Rumex m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – several hundred species of herbs, many called dock or sorrel.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Polygonaceae - family; Polygonoideae - subfamily; Rumiceae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rumex patientia (patience dock) - type species; Rumex acetosa (common sorrel), Rumex crispus (curled dock), Rumex acetosella (sheep sorrel), Rumex sanguineus (bloody dock) - selected other species; for others see
Rumex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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References
Rumex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Rumex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rumex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Rumex at Plants of the World Online
- Rumex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Rumex at Encyclopedia of Life
- Rumex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Rumex at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Rumex at USDA Plants database
- Rumex at Tropicos
- Rumex at World Register of Marine Species
