Translingual

Ammophila arenaria (Poaceae)

Ammophila sabulosa (Sphecidae)

Proper noun

Ammophila f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – many beachgrasses.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – some sand wasps and others.

Hypernyms

• (beachgrass): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe
• (sand wasp): Insecta - class; Dicondylia, Pterygota, Metapterygota, Neoptera, Eumetabola, Endopterygota - clades; Hymenopterida - superorder; Hymenoptera - order; Apocrita - suborder; Apoidea - superfamily; Sphecidae - family; Ammophilini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (beachgrass): Ammophila arenaria, European marram grass, marram, European beachgrass, native to coasts of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa - type species; Ammophila baltica, now been identified as a natural hybrid, in nothogenus × Calammophila, between Ammophila arenaria and Calamagrostis epigeios. The hybrid occurs in parts of northern Europe, mainly from the Baltic Sea west to eastern England; Ammophila breviligulata, American marram grass, American beachgrass, native to coasts of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes; Ammophila champlainensis, Ammophila breviligulata champlainensis, Champlain beachgrass, native to shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Champlain.
• (sand wasp): For the numerous species see Ammophila (Sphecidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies