Quercus

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See also: quercus

Translingual

Quercus cerris

Etymology

From Latin quercus (“oak”).

Proper noun

Quercus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – oak trees.

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; Fagaceae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Quercus robur (English oak) - type species; Quercus alba (white oak), Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak), Quercus coccinea (scarlet oak), Quercus palustris (pin oak), Quercus rubra (red oak) - selected species. For more see List of Quercus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

References

Quercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Quercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Quercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Quercus at Plants of the World Online
Quercus at USDA Plants database

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