Batis (disambiguation)
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Batis
is a genus of plants. It may also refer to:
Batis
Batis is a genus of two species of flowering plants, the only genus in the family Bataceae. They are halophytic plants, native to the coastal salt marshes of warm temperate and tropical America and tropical Australasia Batis (Turtleweed, Saltwort, Beachwort, or Pickleweed) is a genus of two...
is a genus of plants. It may also refer to:
- Batis (commander)Batis (commander)Batis was a commander of the city of Gaza in the Achaemenid Empire during the 4th Century BC and an antagonist of Alexander the Great during his eastern campaigns. He was executed after a lengthened siege for refusing to submit to the Macedonians...
, an ancient military commander - Batis of LampsacusBatis of LampsacusBatis of Lampsacus, was a student of Epicurus at Lampsacus in the early 3rd century BC. She was the sister of Metrodorus and wife of Idomeneus...
, an Epicurean philosopher
- Batis (bird)Batis (bird)For other uses, see Batis .Batis is a genus of passerine birds in the wattle-eye family. Its species are resident in Africa south of the Sahara. They were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.They are small stout insect-eating birds, usually found in...
, a genus of birds in the wattle-eye family - Batis an invalid genus of moths