Blepharis
See also: blepharis
Translingual
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βλεφᾰρῐ́ς (blephărĭ́s, “eyelash”).
Proper noun
Blepharis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – certain plants, found in dry environments from Africa to southeaster Asia, sometimes called lashes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Acanthaceae – family; Acanthoideae – subfamily; Acantheae – tribe; Acanthinae – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Blepharis maderaspatensis (surprise packet, creeping blepharis) – type species
References
- Blepharis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Blepharis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Blepharis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons