Hippocrepis

== Translingual == === Etymology === Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) +‎ Ancient Greek κρηπῐ́ς (krēpĭ́s, “boot”). Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1735; compare earlier Latin ferrum equinum (“horse iron”). The name refers to the shape of the plant's fruit or seed. === Proper noun === Hippocrepis f A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – horseshoe vetches. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Faboideae – subfamily; Loteae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Hippocrepis unisiliquosa (one-flowered horseshoe vetch) – type species; Hippocrepis biflora (two-flowered horseshoe vetch), Hippocrepis ciliata (lesser horseshoe vetch), Hippocrepis comosa (horseshoe vetch), Hippocrepis emerus (scorpion senna), Hippocrepis multisiliquosa (many-flowered horseshoe vetch), Hippocrepis scabra – selected other species. For more species see Hippocrepis on WikispeciesWikispecies or Hippocrepis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === Hippocrepis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hippocrepis L. on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Hippocrepis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons