Morus
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Morus serrator
Translingual
Etymology 1
From Latin morus (“stupid”), a loanword from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, stupid, slow”). See booby ("stupid person", "bird of genus Sula in which genus gannets were formerly placed).
Proper noun
Morus m
Hypernyms
- (gannet): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Pelecaniformes – order - order; Sulidae - family
Hyponyms
- (gannet): Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus serrator - species
References
Gannet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Morus (Sulidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Morus (Aves) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From Latin mōrus (“mulberry tree”).
Proper noun
Morus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – mulberries.
Hypernyms
- (mulberry): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Moraceae – family; Moreae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (mulberry): Morus nigra (black mulberry) - type species; (Morus mesozygia (African mulberry), Morus mesozygia (black mulberry), Morus serrata (Himalayan mulberry), Morus rubra (red mulberry), Morus alba (white mulberry); for other species see Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Morus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Morus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Morus at Plants of the World Online