Alectryon

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λεκτρῠών (ălektrŭṓn, “rooster (masculine inflection) or hen (feminine inflection)”). === Proper noun === Alectryon m A taxonomic genus within the family Sapindaceae – trees and shrubs native to southeast Asia and Australia. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Sapindales – order; Sapindaceae – family; Sapindoideae - subfamily === References === Alectryon (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Alectryon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Alectryon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Proper noun === Alectryon (Greek mythology) A youth charged by Ares to stand guard outside his door while the god indulged in illicit love with Aphrodite. He fell asleep and was transformed into a rooster as punishment. ==== Translations ====