Translingual

Aechmea fasciata

Proper noun

Aechmea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bromeliaceae – mostly epiphytic bromeliads, native from Mexico through much of South America.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Bromeliaceae - family; Bromelioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aechmea subg. Aechmea, Aechmea subg. Chevaliera, Aechmea subg. Lamprococcus, Aechmea subg. Macrochordion, Aechmea subg. Ortgiesia, Aechmea subg. Platyaechmea, Aechmea subg. Podaechmea, Aechmea subg. Pothuava - subgenera
  • Aechmea paniculata - type species; for the numerous other species see Aechmea at The Plant List or Aechmea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• 1900, George Nicholson, The century supplement to the Dictionary of gardening, page 21.

English

Aechmea aquilegia

Wikispecies

Noun

aechmea ‎(plural aechmeas)

1. Any member of the genus Aechmea of bromeliaceous plants.
   • 1978, Robert J. Dingwall, The Garden Answers

     The aechmea, which is one of the many members of the Bromeliadaceae family, likes sunny to semi-sunny conditions, temperature 60° and a humidity level of around 30 percent […]

   • 1987, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Plants and Gardens: Volume 43

     The aechmeas are remarkable for their long lasting flower and berry complexes, sometimes in large panicles.