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Chamaesyce
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Translingual
thumb|Chamaesyce serpyllifolia species Chamaesyce serpyllifolia (now Euphorbia serpyllifolia species)
Etymology
mul la chamaesyce, from mul grc χαμαισύκη, a compound of grc χαμαί συκῆ near the ground fig-tree 1.
Proper noun
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subgenus family Euphorbiaceae certain spurges, or sandmats
Usage notes
Until the 2000s, Chamaesyce was recognized as a distinct genus within the family Euphorbiaceae family.
Hypernyms
subgenus ; Euphorbiaceae family family; Euphorbioideae subfamily subfamily; Euphorbieae tribe tribe; Euphorbiinae subtribe subtribe; Euphorbia genus genus
Hyponyms
subgenus Euphorbia maculata species (syn. Chamaesyce maculata species, spotted spurge) type species
See 1 for the sections
References
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Euphorbia 1
mul Taxonomic names (genus)