Avicennia

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Avicenna (“a latinised name”) +‎ -ia, after Persian polymath Avicenna (980-1037). === Proper noun === Avicennia f A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – some trees called mangroves. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Acanthaceae – family; Avicennioideae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Avicennia officinalis (Indian mangrove) - type species; Avicennia africana, Avicennia alba, Avicennia bicolor, Avicennia eucalyptifolia, Avicennia germinans, Avicennia integra, Avicennia marina, Avicennia rumphiana, Avicennia schaueriana - other species ==== Derived terms ==== Avicennaceae (obsolete) === References === Avicennia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Avicennia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Avicennia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Avicennia at USDA Plants database Avicennia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Avicennia at National Center for Biotechnology Information Avicennia at Plants of the World Online Avicennia at Tropicos Avicennioideae at APWeb