Chione

Translingual thumb|Chione elevata Etymology From mul grc Χιόνη nymph in Greek myth. Proper noun f 1 genus family Veneridae certain Venus clams genus family Rubiaceae trees from the neotropics Hypernyms genus of clams genus of trees ; Cinchonoideae subfamily - subfamily Hyponyms genus of clams Chione cancellata species (cross-barred Venus) - type species genus of trees Chione venosa species (fatpork) - sole accepted species References clams Chione (bivalve) Chione (bivalve) Veneridae 1 98292 genus 1024 81517 206343 trees Chione (plant) Chione (plant) Chione (Rubiaceae) Chione (Rubiaceae) Chione (Rubiaceae) Chione (Rubiaceae) 128406 35184 CHION3 taxonomygenus 2477 40007111 56650-2 Gentianales Cinchonoideae 1 English + (Greek myth) Alternative forms en Khione scholarly Etymology From en grc Χιόνη, derived from grc χιών snow. Proper noun en Greek mythology A daughter of Boreas, the North Wind, and Oreithyia, sister to Zetes, Calais and Cleopatra. en Greek mythology A nymph. Further reading Chione (daughter of Boreas) Anagrams en cehino Icheon echino- Latin Etymology la Chionē :der grc:Χιόνη + 1 Pronunciation Chionē Proper noun Chionē<1> Chione daughter of Daedation, mother to Autolycus and Philammon la Ovid Metamorphoses 11 301 302 Nata erat huic Chione. Quae dotatissima forma / mille procos habuit, bis septem nubilis annis. Chione, whose most endowed form captivated a thousand suitors, had been the marriageable age of twice-seven. Declension Chionē<1> References