Diospyros

See also: diospyros

Translingual

Diospyros lotus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διόσπυρος (dióspuros, literally “wheat of Zeus”), from Διός (Diós, “Zeus”) +‎ πυρός (purós, “wheat”).

Proper noun

Diospyros f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – persimmon and ebony trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ebenaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Diospyros lotus - type species; Diospyros quaesita, and many more species. For others see Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Diospyros on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Diospyros at USDA Plants database