Crataegus
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.