Tephrosia
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See also: tephrosia
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Tephrosia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – hoarypea, goat's rue, devil's shoestring.
- Synonym: Needhamia
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – now a synonym of Ectropis.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Fabaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae - subfamily; Millettieae - tribe
- (genus in Geometridae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Geometroidea – superfamily; Geometridae – family; Ennominae - subfamily; Boarmiini - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Fabaceae): Tephrosia villos - type species
References
Tephrosia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Tephrosia (Plantae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Tephrosia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ectropis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Tephrosia (Boisduval) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Ectropis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
