Translingual

Haloxylon ammodendron

Proper noun

Haloxylon n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – the saxauls, which grow in sandy environments from Egypt to western China.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Amaranthaceae - family; Salsoloideae - subfamily; Salsoleae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (saxaul): Haloxylon ammodendron (black saxaul) - type species; Haloxylon persicum white saxaul – selected other species