Spermacoce

Translingual

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Spermacoce f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – false buttonweeds, of the tropics and subtropics, especially in the Americas.

Synonyms

• Borreria

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Gentianales – order; Rubiaceae – family; Rubioideae – subfamily; Spermacoceae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Spermacoce tenuior (river false buttonweed, slender false buttonweed) – type species

References

• Spermacoce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spermacoce on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Spermacoce on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons