Leptospermum

See also: leptospermum

Translingual

Etymology

lepto- (“narrow, thin”) +‎ spermum (see sperma (“seed”))

Proper noun

Leptospermum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – tea trees, most species of which are native to Australia.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Myrtaceae - family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Leptospermeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Leptospermum scoparium - type species

References

• Leptospermum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leptospermum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Leptospermum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Leptospermum at The Plant List