Arbutus

See also: arbutus

Translingual

Arbutus unedo

Etymology

From Latin arbutus (“strawberry tree”).

Proper noun

Arbutus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – madrones.

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; Arbutoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (subfamily): Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree) - type species; Arbutus andrachne (Greek strawberry tree), Arbutus arizonica (Arizona madrone), Arbutus canariensis (Canary madrone), Arbutus glandulosa (Texas madrone), Arbutus menziesii (Pacific madrone), Arbutus pavarii, Arbutus xalapensis (syn. Arbutus peninsularis; Texas madrone) - other species

Further reading

• Arbutus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arbutus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Arbutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arbutus at USDA Plants database
• Arbutus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.