Gaylussacia
Translingual
Etymology
From French Gay-Lussac + -ia, after Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac.
Proper noun
Gaylussacia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – a substantial genus with members in semi-tropical to subarctic regions in the Americas, including the huckleberries found in eastern North America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Vaccinioideae - subfamily; Vaccinieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gaylussacia baccata, Gaylussacia brachycera, Gaylussacia buxifolia, Gaylussacia dumosa, Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia mosieri, Gaylussacia ursina - selected species
Further reading
Gaylussacia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Gaylussacia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Gaylussacia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gaylussacia at USDA Plants database
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