Anchusa
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See also: anchusa
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄγχουσα (ánkhousa, “a plant used as a cosmetic, ox-tongue (Alkanna tinctoria)”).
Proper noun
Anchusa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – certain chiefly herbaceous plants, the buglosses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; unassigned euasterids I; Boraginaceae - family; Boraginoideae - subfamily; Boragineae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Anchusa officinalis - type species
- Anchusa aegyptiaca, Anchusa arvensis, Anchusa aucheri, Anchusa azurea, Anchusa barrelieri, Anchusa cespitosa, Anchusa capensis, Anchusa crispa, Anchusa gmelinii, Anchusa granatensis, Anchusa konyaense, Anchusa leptophylla, Anchusa limbata, Anchusa ochroleuca, Anchusa pusilla, Anchusa riparia, Anchusa strigosa, Anchusa stylosa, Anchusa thessala, Anchusa undulata (other species)
Derived terms
References
Anchusa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Anchusa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Anchusa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Anchusa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Anchusa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Anchusa at USDA Plants database
- Anchusa at The Plant List
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