Litsea

Translingual

Etymology

From Cantonese 李子 (lei⁵ zi², “plum”).

Proper noun

Litsea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae – many tropical and subtropical trees.

Synonyms

(genus): mountain-pepper, litsea, pheasant-pepper

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Laurales - order; Lauraceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Litsea glutinosa (syn. Litsea chinensis, Indian laurel) - type species

References

Litsea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Litsea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Litsea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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