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Costus
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costus
Translingual
thumb|Costus arabicus species Costus arabicus
Etymology
From mul la costus, from mul grc κόστος, from mul sa कुष्ठ.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Costaceae family spiral gingers, of the tropics and subtropics worldwide
Hypernyms
genus , monocots clade, commelinids clade - clades; Zingiberales order - order; Costaceae family - family
Hyponyms
genus Costus arabicus species - type species; for other species see References.
Derived terms
Chamaecostus genus
Cheilocostus genus
Dimerocostus genus
Monocostus genus
Paracostus genus
References
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taxonomygenus 2992