term_id; $top_term_name = $termine->name; $top_term_tax = $termine->taxonomy; $second_level_terms = get_terms( array( 'taxonomy' => $top_term_tax, 'child_of' => $top_term_id, 'parent' => $top_term_id, 'hide_empty' => false, ) ); // start a second list element if we have second level terms if ($second_level_terms) { echo '