Costus

See also: costus

Translingual

Costus arabicus

Etymology

From Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

Proper noun

Costus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Costaceae – spiral gingers, of the tropics and subtropics worldwide.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Zingiberales - order; Costaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Costus arabicus - type species; for other species see References.

Derived terms

• Chamaecostus
• Cheilocostus
• Dimerocostus
• Monocostus
• Paracostus

References

• Costus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Costus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Costus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Costus at USDA Plants database
• Costus at Tropicos
• Costus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Costus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Costus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Costus at The Plant List