Castanea

See also: castanea, castañea, and castañeá

Translingual

Castanea sativa with ripening chestnuts

Etymology

Latin castanea.

Proper noun

Castanea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – chestnuts.

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; Quercoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut) - type species; Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut), Castanea dentata (American chestnut), Castanea henryi (Chinese chinkapin), Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut), Castanea ozarkensis (Ozark chinkapin), Castanea pumila (Allegheny chinkapin), Castanea seguinii (Seguin's chestnut) - other species; Castanea × neglecta - nothospecies

References

Chestnut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Castanea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Castanea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Castanea at USDA Plants database
Castanea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Castanea at the Catalogue of Life
Castanea at Encyclopedia of Life
Castanea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Quercoideae at APWeb
Castanea at The Plant List
Castanea at Paleobiology Database

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