Diospyros

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Translingual

Diospyros lotus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διόσπυρος (dióspuros, literally “wheat of Zeus”), from Διός (Diós, “Zeus”) +‎ πυρός (purós, “wheat”).

Proper noun

Diospyros f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – persimmon and ebony trees.

Synonyms

Royena

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ebenaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Diospyros lotus - type species; Diospyros quaesita, Diospyros blancoi, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros decandra, Diospyros virginiana - selected species; for others see Diospyros on WikispeciesWikispecies or Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Diospyros on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Diospyros at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Diospyros at USDA Plants database
Diospyros at The Plant List

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