Eleusine
See also: eleusine
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐλευσίς (Eleusís, “Eleusis”), after the ancient Greek town associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries, the initiation rites to the cult of Demeter and Persephone, which is believed to have been based on an older agrarian cult.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Eragrostideae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eleusine coracana - type species; Eleusine floccifolia, Eleusine indica, Eleusine jaegeri, Eleusine multiflora, Eleusine tristachya - selected other species
- For numerous additional species see
- For numerous additional species see
References
- Eleusine at USDA Plants database
- Eleusine at The Plant List
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