Sporobolus

== Translingual == === Etymology === from Ancient Greek σπόρος (spóros, "seed") and βάλλειν (bállein, "to throw"), referring to the dispersion of seeds. [1] === Proper noun === Sporobolus m A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – dropseeds. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Chloridoideae - subfamily; Zoysieae - tribe; Sporobolinae - subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Sporobolus indicus - type species; for others of the many species see Sporobolus at Tropicos. ==== Descendants ==== → Arabic: قاذِفَة البِذْر (qāḏifa(t) al-biḏr) (calque) → English: dropseed (calque) → Persian: بذرانداز (bazrandâz) (calque) Russian: → споробо́л (sporoból) (learned), → каплесеме́нник (kapleseménnik) (calque), → споробо́лус (sporobólus) === References === Sporobolus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sporobolus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Sporobolus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Sporobolus at USDA Plants database Sporobolus at Tropicos Sporobolus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Sporobolus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Sporobolus at Germplasm Resources Information Network Sporobolus at The Plant List Sporobolus at World Register of Marine Species