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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