Corylus
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See also: corylus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin corylus (“hazelnut or filbert nut tree”).
Proper noun
Corylus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – hazel tree or shrub.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fagales – order; Betulaceae – family; Coryloideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Corylus avellana (common hazel) - type species; Corylus americana (American hazel), Corylus colchica (Colchican filbertl), Corylus chinensis (Chinese hazel), Corylus colurna (Turkish hazel), Corylus ferox (Himalayan hazel), Corylus heterophylla (Asian hazel), Corylus cornuta (beaked hazel), Corylus maxima (filbert) - selected other species
Coordinate terms
- (genus): Asterocarpinus, Carpinus, †Coryloides (extinct), †Cranea (extinct), †Kardiasperma (extinct), Ostrya, Ostryopsis, †Palaeocarpinus (extinct) - genera
References
Corylus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Corylus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Corylus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Corylus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Corylus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Corylus at Paleobiology Database
- Corylus at USDA Plants database
- Coryloideae at APWeb
- Corylus at Plants of the World Online
