Bertholletia

Translingual

Bertholletia excelsa

Etymology

Named after French chemist Claude Louis Berthollet + -ia.

Proper noun

Bertholletia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – the brazil nut.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Lecythidaceae - family; Lecythidoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bertholletia excelsa - sole known extant species

References

• Bertholletia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bertholletia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bertholletia excelsa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons