"Ephedra" meaning in All languages combined

See Ephedra on Wiktionary

Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “horsetail”). Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|ἐφέδρα||horsetail}} Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “horsetail”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Ephedra|nogendercat=1}} Ephedra f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ephedraceae – many Asiatic shrubs, some of which have medicinal uses. Tags: feminine Synonyms: joint-pine, jointfir, Mormon tea, Brigham tea Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Plantae (english: kingdom), Viridiplantae (english: subkingdom), Streptophyta (english: infrakingdom), Embryophyta (english: superphylum), Tracheophyta (english: phylum), Gnetopsida (english: family) [class], Gnetales (english: order), Ephedraceae (english: family)
    Sense id: en-Ephedra-mul-name-pbewnPS7 Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hyponyms (genus): Ephedra distachya (english: type species), Ephedra antisyphilitica (alt: clapweed, erect ephedra), Ephedra aspera (alt: boundary ephedra, pitamoreal, rough jointfir), Ephedra californica (taxonomic: California jointfir), Ephedra ciliata (alt: syn. Ephedra foliata), Ephedra cutleri (alt: Navaho ephedra, Cutler's ephedra, Cutler Mormon tea, Cutler's jointfir), Ephedra equisetina (alt: Mongolian ephedra), Ephedra fasciculata (taxonomic: Arizona jointfir) (english: desert Mormon tea), Ephedra frustillata (alt: Patagonian ephedra), Ephedra funerea (alt: Death Valley ephedra, Death Valley jointfir), Ephedra nevadensis (alt: gray ephedra, Nevada ephedra, Mormon tea), Ephedra pedunculata (alt: vine ephedra, vine jointfir), Ephedra sinica (english: Chinese ephedra, Chinese joint fir), Ephedra triandra, Ephedra trifurca (alt: longleaf ephedra, longleaf jointfir, longleaf Mormon tea, popotilla, teposote), Ephedra viridis (english: selected other species), for more species see Ephedra at The Plant List

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