Melothria

Translingual

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Etymology

From Latin: mēlothrōn, from Ancient Greek: μήλωθρον (mḗlōthron, “Cretan bryony”) +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Melothria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – certain cucumber-like plants native to Mexico and Central America bearing small fruits resembling white grapes.

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; Benincaseae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Melothria pendula (creeping cucumber) - type species; for other species see references.

References

• Melothria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melothria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Melothria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Melothria at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Melothria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Melothria at Tropicos
• Melothria at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Melothria at World Register of Marine Species
• Melothria at The Plant List