Syzygium

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “joined, united”).

Pronunciation

• English: IPA^(key): /sɪˈzɪd͡ʒiːəm/

Proper noun

Syzygium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – a genus of more than a thousand species, centered in the East Indies and Australia.

Hypernyms

• (family): 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; Syzygieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Syzygium sect. Jamosa, Syzygium sect. Syzygium - sections
  • Syzygium caryophyllatum - type species; Syzygium aromaticum (clove), Syzygium cumini, (jambul, damson plum), Syzygium jambos (rose apple), Syzygium luehmannii (riberry), Syzygium malaccense (Malay apple), Syzygium samarangense (wax apple), Syzygium guineense (waterberry) - selected species

Descendants

• → Russian: сизи́гиум (sizígium)

References

• Syzygium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Syzygium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Syzygium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Syzygium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Syzygium at the Catalogue of Life 
• Syzygium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Syzygium at Tropicos
• Syzygium at The Plant List
• Syzygium at USDA Plants database