Telanthera

Telanthera
noun
used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera
• Syn: ↑genus Telanthera
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑family Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family

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\\təˈlan(t)thərə, teˈl-\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from tel- (II) + -anthera
1. capitalized : a genus of tropical herbs or shrubs (family Amaranthaceae) that is commonly included in the genus Alternanthera from which it may be distinguished by the presence of five stamens and five staminodia united into a tube and that comprises plants with inconspicuous whitish flowers and showy brightly colored foliage which are often used for carpet bedding

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  • telanthera — tel·an·thera …   English syllables

  • genus Telanthera — noun used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera • Syn: ↑Telanthera • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑family Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Alternanthera — noun genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera • Syn: ↑genus Alternanthera • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑family Amaranthaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • amaranth family — noun cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs • Syn: ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑family Amaranthaceae • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Amaranthaceae — noun cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs • Syn: ↑family Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • caryophylloid dicot genus — noun genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Agrostemma, ↑genus Agrostemma, ↑Arenaria, ↑genus Arenaria, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Amaranthaceae — noun cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs • Syn: ↑Amaranthaceae, ↑amaranth family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllales, ↑order Caryophyllales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Alternanthera reineckii — Taxobox name = Alternanthera reineckii image width = 200px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Amaranthaceae genus = Alternanthera species = A. reineckii binomial = Alternanthera… …   Wikipedia

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