Rumex

See also: rumex

Translingual

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Etymology

From Latin rumex (“sorrel”).

Noun

Rumex m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Polygonaceae – several hundred species of herbs, many called dock or sorrel.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Polygonaceae – family; Polygonoideae – subfamily; Rumiceae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rumex patientia (patience dock) – type species; Rumex acetosa (common sorrel), Rumex crispus (curled dock), Rumex acetosella (sheep sorrel), Rumex sanguineus (bloody dock) – selected other species; for others see Rumex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Rumiceae): Emex (jacks), Oxyria, Rheum (rhubarbs) – genera

Derived terms

• rumicin

References

• Rumex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rumex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rumex on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rumex at Plants of the World Online
• Rumex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Rumex at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Rumex at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Rumex at USDA Plants database
• Rumex at Tropicos
• Rumex at World Register of Marine Species