Elymus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἔλυμος (élumos, “millet”)

Proper noun

Elymus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – various forms of rye and related cereals.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; Pooideae - subfamily; Triticeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Elymus sibiricus - type species; for a modern listing of the more than 200 other species, see Elymus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

See also

• Leymus

Further reading

• Elymus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elymus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Elymus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Elymus at USDA Plants database
• Elymus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Elymus at the Catalogue of Life 
• Elymus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Elymus at The Plant List