Achimenes
See also: achimenes
Translingual
Etymology
A misspelling of Latin achaemenes, from Ancient Greek ἀχαιμενῐ́ς (akhaimenĭ́s), Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs), Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (h-x-a-m-n-i-š), from *haxā (“friend”) + *maniš (“thought, mind”).
Proper noun
Achimenes f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – magic flowers, widow's tears, cupid's bower, or hot water plant.
Hypernyms
- (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Gesneriaceae – family; Gesnerioideae - subfamily; Gesnerieae - tribe; Gloxiniinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (species): Achimenes erecta - type species
Descendants
- → English: achimenes
References
- Achimenes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Achimenes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Achimenes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons