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 – the 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 - type species; Arbutus andrachne, Arbutus arizonica, Arbutus canariensis, Arbutus glandulosa, Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus pavarii, Arbutus peninsularis, Arbutus xalapensis - 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.