Rhipsalis
See also: rhipsalis
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥίψ (rhíps, “wickerwork”) + Latin -alis (“-al”).
Proper noun
[edit]Rhipsalis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – mistletoe cactuses.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (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 – tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Rhipsalis subg. Calamorhipsalis, Rhipsalis Erythrorhipsalis, Rhipsalis subg. Rhipsalis – subgenera
- Rhipsalis baccifera – type species
Descendants
[edit]- English: → rhipsalis
References
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Rhipsalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Rhipsalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Rhipsalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - “Rhipsalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Bayton, Ross (2020), “Rhipsalis”, in The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names, London: The Quarto Group, →ISBN, page 257
- Johnson, A. T.; Smith, H. A.; Stockdale, A. P. (2019), “Rhipsalis”, in Plant Names Simplified: Their Pronunciation, Derivation and Meaning, 3rd edition, Sheffield: 5m, →ISBN, page 129