Salacia
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Salacia chinensis (Celastraceae) 
Salacia's planetary symbol
See also: salacia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Salacia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Celastraceae – certain climbing plants of the tropics.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sertulariidae – certain cnidarians.
- A taxonomic genus within the class Bacillariophyceae – a certain poorly known chromist.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Celastraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Celastrales - order; Celastraceae - family
- (genus in Sertulariidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Medusozoa - subphylum; Hydrozoa - class; Hydroidolina - subclass; Leptothecata - order; Sertulariidae - family
- (genus in Bacillariophyceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylum; Ochrophyta - phylum; Bacillariophyceae - class
Hyponyms
- (genus in Celastraceae): Salacia chinensis - type species
Derived terms
References
Salacia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Salacia (Celastraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Salacia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Salacia at USDA Plants database
- Salacia at Tropicos
- Salacia at Plants of the World Online
- Salacia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Salacia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Salacia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Salacia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- in Sertulariidae
- Sertulariidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salacia (Lamouroux) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Sertulariidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Salacia at World Register of Marine Species
- Salacia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Salacia at Encyclopedia of Life
- Salacia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- in Bacillariophyceae
- Salacia (Pantocsek) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Salacia at World Register of Marine Species
English
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Proper noun
Salacia
- (Roman mythology) The goddess of saltwater and the deep.
- A Kuiper belt object and planetoid, possibly a dwarf planet. Its moon is Actaea.
Further reading
- Salacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 120347 Salacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From salum (“sea”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Salācia f sg (genitive Salāciae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) the goddess of the sea, wife of Neptune
- a town of the Turdetani in Lusitania; modern Alcácer do Sal
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Salācia |
| Genitive | Salāciae |
| Dative | Salāciae |
| Accusative | Salāciam |
| Ablative | Salāciā |
| Vocative | Salācia |
| Locative | Salāciae |
Descendants
- Translingual: Salacia
References
- “Salacia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Salacia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Salacia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly