Melaleuca
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See also: melaleuca
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas) + λευκός (leukós)
Proper noun
Melaleuca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – certain tea trees, honey myrtles, and paperbarks.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Myrtales - order; Myrtaceae - family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Melaleuceae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Melaleuca leucadendra – type species; Melaleuca alternifolia, Melaleuca torquata, Melaleuca ericifolia, Melaleuca quinquenervia, Melaleuca dawsonii, Melaleuca cajuputi, Melaleuca uncinata – selected other species; for more see
List of Melaleuca species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Descendants
- → English: melaleuca
References
- Melaleuca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melaleuca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Melaleuca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
