Benincasa
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: benincasa
Etymology
After the 16th century botanist Joseph Goedenhuyze, aka Giuseppe Benincasa, (1535-1596), who founded the Botanic Garden in Pisa.
Proper noun
Benincasa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – the winter melon.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Benincaseae - tribe; Benincasinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Benincasa pruriens (sole species) in two forms
References
Winter melon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Benincasa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Benincasa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Benincasa at USDA Plants database
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
