Malus

See also: malus, mālus, and măluș

Translingual

Malus toringo var. sargentii

Etymology

From Latin malus (“apple tree”).

Pronunciation

• English: IPA^(key): /ˈmeɪləs/, /ˈmæləs/

Proper noun

Malus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – apples.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Malus sect. Chloromeles, Malus sect. Docyniopsis, Malus sect. Eriolobus, Malus sect. Gymnomeles, Malus sect. IMalus, Malus sect. Sorbomalus, Malus sect. Yunnanenses - sections
  • Malus sylvestris (a crab apple) - type species; Malus angustifolia, Malus asiatica, Malus baccata, Malus bracteata, Malus chitralensis, Malus coronaria, Malus daochengensis, Malus dasyphylla, Malus domestica, Malus doumeri, Malus florentina, Malus floribunda, Malus fusca, Malus glabrata, Malus glaucescens, Malus halliana, Malus honanensis, Malus hupehensis, Malus ioensis, Malus jinxianensis, Malus kansuensis, Malus kirghisorum, Malus komarovii, Malus lancifolia, Malus leiocalyca, Malus mandshurica, Malus manshurica, Malus melliana, Malus micromalus, Malus montana, Malus muliensis, Malus niedzwetzkyana, Malus ombrophila, Malus orientalis, Malus pallasiana, Malus platycarpa, Malus praecox, Malus prattii, Malus pumila, Malus rockii, Malus sachalinensis, Malus sargentii, Malus sieboldii, Malus sieversii, Malus sikkimensis, Malus soulardii, Malus spontanea, Malus toringo, Malus toringoides, Malus transitoria, Malus trilobata, Malus tschonoskii, Malus turkmenorum, Malus yunnanensis, Malus zumi - other species

Derived terms

• Pyrus malus

Translations

genus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海棠 (zh) (hǎitáng)

• Japanese: リンゴ属 (ringo zoku)
• Vietnamese: hải đường (vi)

References

• Malus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Malus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Malus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Malus at USDA Plants database
• Malus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Malus at The Plant List

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin malus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːlʊs/

• Audio:

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Noun

Malus m (strong, genitive Malus or Malusses, plural Malusse or Malus)

1. malus

   Antonym: Bonus

Declension

Declension of Malus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Malus	die	Malusse, Malus
genitive	eines	des	Malus, Malusses	der	Malusse, Malus
dative	einem	dem	Malus, Malusse1	den	Malussen, Malus
accusative	einen	den	Malus	die	Malusse, Malus

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Malus” in Duden online
• “Malus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.lus/
• Rhymes: -alus
• Syllabification: Ma‧lus

Proper noun

Malus m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Malus

	singular	plural
nominative	Malus	Malusowie
genitive	Malusa	Malusów
dative	Malusowi	Malusom
accusative	Malusa	Malusów
instrumental	Malusem	Malusami
locative	Malusie	Malusach
vocative	Malusie	Malusowie

Proper noun

Malus f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname