Cirsium

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίρσιον (kírsion, “kind of thistle”).

Proper noun

Cirsium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – many thistles.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family; Carduoideae - subfamily; Cardueae - tribe; Carduinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Cirsium helenioides (syn.? Cirsium heterophyllum) - type species

References

Cirsium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cirsium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cirsium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cirsium at Plants of the World Online

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