Arbutus
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Arbutus unedo
See also: arbutus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin arbutus (“strawberry tree”).
Proper noun
Arbutus f
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids – clades; Ericales – order; Ericaceae – family; Arbutoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (subfamily): Arbutus unedo (strawberry tree) - type species; Arbutus andrachne (Greek strawberry tree), Arbutus arizonica (Arizona madrone), Arbutus canariensis (Canary madrone), Arbutus glandulosa (Texas madrone), Arbutus menziesii (Pacific madrone), Arbutus pavarii, Arbutus xalapensis (syn. Arbutus peninsularis; Texas madrone) - other species
Further reading
Arbutus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Arbutus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Arbutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Arbutus at USDA Plants database
- Arbutus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
