Chaenomeles

Translingual

Chaenomeles speciosa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίνω (khaínō, “I gape”) and μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”), based on Thunberg’s 1784 description of the type species for the genus: C. japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach (Weber 1964).

Proper noun

Chaenomeles f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the flowering quinces, native to east Asia, often grown for their flowers, but with a quince-like fruit usable as food after preparation.

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): Chaenomeles japonica - type species; See Chaenomeles at The Plant List for other species.

References

• Chaenomeles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chaenomeles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chaenomeles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chaenomeles at USDA Plants database
• Chaenomeles at The Plant List