Arctous
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Translingual
Etymology
Latin arctōus (“northern”), from Ancient Greek ἀρκτῷς (arktôis), derived from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear; the north”).
Proper noun
Arctous m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – certain bearberries formerly in genus Arctostaphylos.
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
- (genus): (Arctous alpina (syn. Arctostaphylos alpinus, alpine bearberry, mountain bearberry, black bearberry), Arctous rubra (syn. Arctostaphylos rubra, red bearberry), Arctous microphylla - species
References
Arctous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Arctous on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Arctous on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
