Litsea
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Translingual
Etymology
From Cantonese 李子 (lei5 zi2, “plum”).
Proper noun
Litsea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – many tropical and subtropical trees.
Synonyms
- (genus): mountain-pepper, litsea, pheasant-pepper
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids – clades; Laurales – order; Lauraceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Litsea glutinosa (syn. Litsea chinensis, Indian laurel) - type species
References
Litsea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Litsea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Litsea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
