Alopecurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin ălōpĕcūros, from Ancient Greek ἀλωπέκουρος (alōpékouros, “fox-tail”), conjectured to be Imperata cylindrica.

Proper noun

Alopecurus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – foxtails.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; BOP clade – clade; Pooideae – subfamily; Aveneae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Alopecurus pratensis (meadow foxtail) – type species; Alopecurus aequalis (orange foxtail), Alopecurus carolinianus (Carolina foxtail) – selected other species; for more see Alopecurus at The Plant List.

References

• Alopecurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alopecurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Alopecurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Alopecurus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Alopecurus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Alopecurus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Alopecurus at Tropicos
• Alopecurus at The Plant List
• Alopecurus at USDA Plants database