Bixa
See also: bixa
Translingual
Etymology
From Spanish bija, from Taíno *biha.[1]
Proper noun
Bixa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bixaceae – the lipstick tree and related shrubs.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Bixaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bixa orellana (lipstick tree) - type species; Bixa urucurana - selected other species
References
- ^ Granberry, Julian, Vescelius, Gary (2004) Languages of the Pre-Columbian Antilles, Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 106
Further reading
- Bixa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bixa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Bixa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bixa at The Plant List