Arbutus

See also: arbutus

Translingual

Arbutus unedo

Etymology

From Latin arbutus (“strawberry tree”).

Proper noun

Arbutus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – the madrones.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Arbutoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(subfamily): Arbutus unedo - type species; Arbutus andrachne, Arbutus arizonica, Arbutus canariensis, Arbutus glandulosa, Arbutus menziesii, Arbutus pavarii, Arbutus peninsularis, Arbutus xalapensis - other species

Further reading

Arbutus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arbutus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Arbutus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Arbutus at USDA Plants database
Arbutus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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