Corylus

See also: corylus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin corylus (“hazelnut or filbert nut tree”).

Proper noun

Corylus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – hazel tree or shrub.

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; Betulaceae - family; Coryloideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Corylus avellana (common hazel) - type species; Corylus americana (American hazel), Corylus colchica (Colchican filbertl), Corylus chinensis (Chinese hazel), Corylus colurna (Turkish hazel), Corylus ferox (Himalayan hazel), Corylus heterophylla (Asian hazel), Corylus cornuta (beaked hazel), Corylus maxima (filbert) - selected other species

Coordinate terms

(genus): Asterocarpinus, Carpinus, †Coryloides (extinct), †Cranea (extinct), †Kardiasperma (extinct), Ostrya, Ostryopsis, †Palaeocarpinus (extinct) - genera

References

Corylus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Corylus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Corylus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Corylus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Corylus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Corylus at Encyclopedia of Life
Corylus at Paleobiology Database
Corylus at USDA Plants database
Coryloideae at APWeb
Corylus at Plants of the World Online

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