Chaenomeles

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίνω (khaínō, “I gape”) and μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”), based on Thunberg’s 1784 description of the type species for the genus: C. japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach (Weber 1964).

Proper noun

Chaenomeles f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the flowering quinces, native to east Asia, often grown for their flowers, but with a quince-like fruit usable as food after preparation.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Chaenomeles japonica - type species; See Chaenomeles at The Plant List for other species.

References

Chaenomeles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chaenomeles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chaenomeles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Chaenomeles at USDA Plants database
Chaenomeles at The Plant List

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