Costus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha). === Proper noun === Costus m A taxonomic genus within the family Costaceae – spiral gingers, of the tropics and subtropics worldwide. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Costaceae - family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Costus arabicus - type species; for other species see References. ==== Derived terms ==== Chamaecostus Cheilocostus Dimerocostus Monocostus Paracostus === References === Costus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Costus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Costus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Costus at USDA Plants database Costus at Tropicos Costus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Costus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Costus at Germplasm Resources Information Network Costus at The Plant List