Espeletia
Translingual
Etymology
From Spanish Espeleta (surname, named after José Manuel de Ezpeleta) + -ia, from Basque Ezpeleta, from ezpel (“box tree”), from Proto-Basque *ez- (“tree”) + Proto-Basque *bel- (“black”).
Proper noun
Espeletia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the frailejones or espeletias; certain South American shrubs.
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; Asteroideae – subfamily; Millerieae – tribe; Espeletiinae – subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Espeletia grandiflora – type species
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: espeletia
- → Lithuanian: espeletija
- → Ukrainian: еспле́ція (esplécija), еспле́тія (esplétija)
References
- Espeletia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Espeletia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Espeletia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons