Morus

See also: morus and Mórus

Translingual

Morus serrator

Etymology 1

From Latin morus (“stupid”), a loanword from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, stupid, slow”). See booby ("stupid person", "bird of genus Sula in which genus gannets were formerly placed).

Proper noun

Morus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sulidae – gannets.

Hypernyms

• (gannet): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Pelecaniformes - order - order; Sulidae - family

Hyponyms

• (gannet): Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus serrator - species

References

• Gannet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morus (Sulidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Morus (Aves) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Latin mōrus (“mulberry tree”).

Proper noun

Morus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – mulberries.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (mulberry): Morus nigra (black mulberry) - type species; (Morus mesozygia (African mulberry), Morus mesozygia (black mulberry), Morus serrata (Himalayan mulberry), Morus rubra (red mulberry), Morus alba (white mulberry); for other species see Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Morus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Morus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Morus at Plants of the World Online