Xanthorrhoea
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Xanthorrhoea resinosa, a grass tree
See also: xanthorrhoea
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”) + ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”)
Proper noun
Xanthorrhoea f
- the grass trees, of Australia.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Xanthorrhoeaceae.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asphodelaceae.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Asphodelaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Asphodelaceae - family; Xanthorrhoeoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Xanthorrhoea resinosa - type species; for others see
Xanthorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Descendants
- → English: xanthorrhoea
- → Russian: ксанторре́я (ksantorréja)
References
- Xanthorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Xanthorrhoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Xanthorrhoea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Xanthorrhoea at the Catalogue of Life
- Xanthorrhoea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Xanthorrhoea at The Plant List
