Crataegus

See also: crataegus

Translingual

Crataegus laevigata

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κράταιγος (krátaigos, “Crataegus heldreichii”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]

Proper noun

Crataegus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the crataeguses or hawthorns, native to cool climates in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Crataegus oxycantha - type species; Crataegus azarolus, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus heldreichii - selected species. For the numerous species see Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

References

Crataegus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Crataegus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Crataegus at USDA Plants database

Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.