Myrica
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē, “tamarisk”).
Proper noun
Myrica f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myricaceae – many small trees and shrubs, many called bayberry or wax myrtle.
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; Myricaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Myrica gale (bog myrtle, sweet gale) - type species; Myrica californica (California myrtle), Myrica carolinensis (southern bayberry), Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle), Myrica cordifolia, Myrica faya (faya myrtle), Myrica hartwegii (Sierra bayberry), Myrica heterophylla, Myrica inodora (scentless bayberry), Myrica javanica, Myrica luzonica, Myrica nagi, Myrica nana, Myrica pensylvanica (northern bayberry), Myrica pubescens, Myrica pumila, Myrica rubra (⇒ Morella rubra), Myrica asplenifolia - species
References
Myrica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Myrica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Myrica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Myrica at USDA Plants database
- Myrica at The Plant List
