Ononis
See also: ononis
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin ononis (“restharrow”). Said by some to be ultimately from Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos, “donkey”), as donkeys enjoy eating the plant, but this could be folk etymology.[1]
Proper noun
Ononis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – restharrows.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae – subfamily; Trifolieae – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ononis spinosa (spiny restharrow) – type species
References
- Ononis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ononis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ononis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons