Malus

See also: malus and mālus

Translingual

Malus toringo var. sargentii

Etymology

From Latin malus (“apple tree”).

Proper noun

Malus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the apples.

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): , , , , , ,  - sections
  • Malus sylvestris (a crab apple) - type species

Derived terms

• Pyrus malus

Translations

genus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海棠 (zh) (hǎitáng)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: リンゴ属 (ringo zoku)
• Vietnamese: hải đường

Further reading

• Malus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Malus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Malus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Malus at USDA Plants database
• Malus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.lus/

Proper noun

Malus m pers or f

1. a masculine surname
2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Malus

	singular	plural
nominative	Malus	Malusowie
genitive	Malusa	Malusów
dative	Malusowi	Malusom
accusative	Malusa	Malusów
instrumental	Malusem	Malusami
locative	Malusie	Malusach
vocative	Malusie	Malusowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.