Sechium
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Sechium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – gourds including the chayote.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Cucurbitales – order; Cucurbitaceae – family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Sicyeae - tribe; Sicyinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Sechium edule - type species; Sechium chinantlense, Sechium compositum, Sechium hintonii, Sechium mexicanum - selected species; for others see Sechium at The Plant List.
References
Sechium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sechium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Sechium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sechium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Sechium at Tropicos
- Sechium at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Sechium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Sechium at The Plant List
- Sechium at USDA Plants database
