Achyranthes

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἄχῠρον (ákhŭron, “chaff”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). === Proper noun === Achyranthes f A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – chaff flowers. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae – family; Amaranthoideae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Achyranthes aspera (prickly chaff flower) - type species; Achyranthes arborescens (chaff tree, soft-wood), Achyranthes bidentata (ox knee), Achyranthes fauriei, Achyranthes margaretarum, Achyranthes mutica (blunt chaff flower), Achyranthes splendens (Maui chaff flower, round chaff flower, round-leaf chaff flower, round-leaved chaff flower), Achyranthes talbotii - selected other species === References === Achyranthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Achyranthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Achyranthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons