Cosmos
See also: cosmos
Translingual
Cosmos bipinnatus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order”). Named by botanist Antonio José Cavanilles (1745-1804).[1][2]
Proper noun
Cosmos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – several American flowering plants.
Hypernyms
- (tribe): 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
Hyponyms
- (tribe): For species see
References
- Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.
- Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
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