Carya

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”).

Proper noun

Carya f

A taxonomic genus within the family Juglandaceae – nut-producing trees including the hickory, pecan, and bitternut.

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; Juglandaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Carya tomentosa (mockernut hickory) - type species, Carya aquatica (water hickory), Carya carolinae-septentrionalis (southern shagbark hickory), Carya cathayensis (Cathay hickory), Carya cordiformis (bitternut hickory), Carya floridana (scrub hickory), Carya glabra (pignut hickory), Carya hunanensis, Carya illinoinensis (pecan), Carya kweichowensis, Carya laciniosa (shellbark hickory), Carya myristiciformis (nutmeg hickory), Carya ovalis (false shagbark hickory), Carya ovata (shagbark hickory), Carya pallida (sand hickory), Carya palmeri (Mexican hickory), Carya poilanei, Carya sinensis, Carya texana (black hickory), Carya tonkinensis - other species

Derived terms

References

Carya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Carya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Carya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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