Calocedrus

Translingual

needles of Calocedrus macrolepis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”).

Proper noun

Calocedrus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – the incense cedars.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order; Cupressaceae - family; Cupressoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Calocedrus macrolepis - type species; Calocedrus decurrens, Calocedrus formosana, †Calocedrus huashanensis, Calocedrus rupestris, †Calocedrus suleticensis - species

Further reading

Calocedrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calocedrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calocedrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Calocedrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Calocedrus at Encyclopedia of Life
Calocedrus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Calocedrus at USDA Plants database
Calocedrus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Calocedrus at Tropicos

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