Rhipsalis

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίψ (rhíps, “wickerwork”) + Latin -alis (“-al”).

Proper noun

Rhipsalis f

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – mistletoe cacti.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Cactaceae - family; Cactoideae - subfamily; Rhipsalideae

References

Rhipsalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhipsalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rhipsalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“Rhipsalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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