Pyrus

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Translingual

Etymology

Latin pirus (“pear tree”)

Proper noun

Pyrus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – pears.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Pyrus sect. Pashia, Pyrus sect. Pyrus - sections
- Pyrus communis - type species; Pyrus malus, Pyrus pyrifolia, Pyrus nivalis, Pyrus persica, Pyrus pyraster, (Pyrus calleryana - selected other species

References

Pyrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pyrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pyrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pyrus at USDA Plants database
Pyrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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