Crataegus
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: crataegus
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κράταιγος (krátaigos, “Crataegus heldreichii”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]
Proper noun[edit]
Crataegus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – crataeguses, hawthorns or haws, native to cool climates in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Crataegus rhipidophylla (calycine hawthorn) - type species; Crataegus azarolus (Mediterranean medlar), Crataegus pinnatifida (Chinese hawthorn), Crataegus germanica, Crataegus flabellata (fanleaf hawthorn), Crataegus laevigata (Midland hawthorn), Crataegus monogyna (common hawthorn), Crataegus heldreichii, Crataegus marshallii (parsley hawthorn), Crataegus mexicana (Mexican hawthorn), Crataegus cuneata (Japanese hawthorn) - selected species. For the numerous species see
Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
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.