Diospyros

See also: diospyros

Translingual

Diospyros lotus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διόσπυρος (dióspuros, literally “wheat of Zeus”), from Διός (Diós, “Zeus”) +‎ πυρός (purós, “wheat”).

Proper noun

Diospyros f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – persimmon and ebony trees.

Synonyms

Royena

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ebenaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Diospyros lotus - type species; Diospyros quaesita, Diospyros blancoi, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros decandra, Diospyros virginiana - selected species; for others see Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

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

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