Torreya

See also: torreya

Translingual

Torreya nucifera

Etymology

New Latin Torrey +‎ -a, after John Torrey (1796–1873), American botanist

Proper noun

Torreya f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Taxaceae – the nutmeg yews.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order; Taxaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Torreya taxifolia - type species; Torreya californica, †Torreya clarnensis, Torreya fargesii, Torreya grandis, Torreya jackii, †Torreya masonii, Torreya nucifera, Torreya yunnanensis - other species

References

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