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Rhipsalis
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rhipsalis
Translingual
thumb|Rhipsalis cereuscula
Etymology
From mul la-new -, from mul grc ῥίψ wickerwork + mul la -alis -al.
Proper noun
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genus family Cactaceae mistletoe cactuses
Hypernyms
genus ; Cactoideae subfamily subfamily; Rhipsalideae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Rhipsalis subg. Calamorhipsalis subgenus, Rhipsalis Erythrorhipsalis subgenus, Rhipsalis subg. Rhipsalis subgenus subgenera
Rhipsalis baccifera species type species
Descendants
en rhipsalis 1
References
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Ross Bayton Rhipsalis The Gardener's Botanical: An Encyclopedia of Latin Plant Names London The Quarto Group 2020 257 9780691200170
A. T. Johnson H. A. Smith A. P. Stockdale Rhipsalis Plant Names Simplified: Their Pronunciation, Derivation and Meaning 3rd Sheffield 5m 2019 129 9781910455067