A genus of tropical plants related to Achyranthes, characterized by their distinctive seed structures and use in traditional medicine.
From Greek roots 'a-' (without), 'chyron' (chaff), and '-odes' (resembling), literally 'resembling without-chaff.' This botanical naming indicates similarity to Achyranthes but with distinct characteristics.
Achyrodes plants demonstrate how taxonomy evolved—botanists named similar plants with nearly identical roots because they're closely related, but as microscopes improved, they discovered subtle differences worth creating separate genera.
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