Quercus

See also: quercus

Translingual

Quercus cerris

Etymology

From Latin quercus (“oak”)

Proper noun

Quercus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – the oak trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fagales - order; Fagaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Quercus robur (English oak) - type species; Quercus alba (white oak), Quercus bicolor (swamp white oak), Quercus coccinea (scarlet oak), Quercus palustris (pin oak), Quercus rubra (red oak) - selected species. For more see List of Quercus species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

• quercetin
• quercin
• quercitol
• quercitrin

References

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