Ziziphus

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Translingual

Zizyphus joazeiro juazeiro

Etymology

From Latin zīziphus.

Proper noun

Ziziphus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – various species in the buckthorn family, including the jujube.

Usage notes

Ziziphus is thought to be polyphyletic. Some of its species do not belong to its namesake subfamily Ziziphoideae.

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; Rhamnaceae – family; Ziziphoideae – subfamily; Paliureae – tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Ziziphus jujuba (jujube, red date, Chinese date, Chinese jujube) – type species; for the numerous other species see Ziziphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

Pseudoziziphus

References

Ziziphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ziziphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ziziphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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