Cercis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κερκίς (kerkís, “weaver's shuttle; aspen”).

Proper noun

Cercis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the redbuds, native to warm temperate regions.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Cercideae - tribe; Cercidinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree, European redbud) - type species. Cercis chinensis (Chinese redbud), Cercis chingii (Ching's redbud), Cercis chuniana, Cercis gigantea (giant redbud), Cercis glabra (Yunnan redbud), Cercis griffithii (Afghan redbud), Cercis racemosa (chain-flowered redbud), Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud), Cercis mexicana (Mexican redbud), Cercis reniformis (Oklahoma redbud), Cercis occidentalis (western redbud) - species

References

• Cercis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cercis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cercis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cercis at USDA Plants database