Aleurites
See also: aleurites
Translingual
Etymology
From New Latin aleurites, from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron, “flour”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “-ites: those belonging to”), from the lower surface of the leaf.
Proper noun
Aleurites m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – monoecious, evergreen trees.
Usage notes
In older usage, modified as a feminine noun but now treated with the other -ites forms as masculine.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Crotonoideae - subfamily; Aleuritideae - tribe; Aleuritinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut) - type species
References
Aleurites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Aleurites on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Aleurites on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Aleurites at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Aleurites at Encyclopedia of Life
- Aleurites at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Aleurites at USDA Plants database
- Aleurites at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Aleurites at Tropicos
- Aleurites at The Plant List
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