Ribes

See also: ribes

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin ribes (“currant”), from Arabic رِيبَاس (rībās, “rhubarb”)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ribes n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Grossulariaceae – true currants and gooseberries.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Saxifragales – order; Grossulariaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ribes subg. Berisia, Ribes subg. Grossularia, Ribes subg. Grossularioides, Ribes subg. Parilla, Ribes subg. Ribes (subgenera)
  • Ribes rubrum (red currant) - type species

References

• Ribes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ribes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ribes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ribes at USDA Plants database