Ryania
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Translingual
Etymology
From British physician and plant collector John Ryan + -ia.
Pronunciation
- English:
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹaɪˈeɪ.ni.ə/
- Rhymes: -eɪniə
Proper noun
Ryania f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – a group of plants from which ryanoid insecticides are derived; the insecticides have the same mode of action as the alkaloid ryanodine.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Salicaceae - family; Samydoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ryania speciosa - type species
Descendants
- ⇒ English: ryanodine
References
- “Ryania”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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