Crataegus
See also: crataegus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κράταιγος (krátaigos, “Crataegus heldreichii”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]
Proper noun
Crataegus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the crataeguses, hawthorns or haws, native to cool climates in the Northern Hemisphere.
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): Crataegus laevigata (Midland hawthorn) - type species; Crataegus azarolus (Mediterranean medlar), Crataegus pinnatifida (Chinese hawthorn), Crataegus germanica, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (fanleaf hawthorn), Crataegus monogyna (common hawthorn), Crataegus heldreichii, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (parsley hawthorn), Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (Mexican hawthorn), Crataegus cuneata (Japanese hawthorn) - selected species. For the numerous species see
Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
References
Crataegus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Crataegus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Crataegus at USDA Plants database
- ^ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ^ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.