Maclura

Translingual

Etymology

After William Maclure (1763–1840), a Scottish-born American geologist.

Proper noun

Maclura f

A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae.

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; Moraceae – family; Maclureae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Maclura pomifera (Osage orange) - type species; Maclura africana, Maclura amboinensis, Maclura andamanica, Maclura brasiliensis, Maclura cochinchinensis (cockspurthorn), Maclura fruticosa, Maclura pubescens, Maclura spinosa, Maclura thorellii, Maclura tinctoria (fustictree, old fustic), Maclura tricuspidata (storehousebush) - other species

References

Maclura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Maclura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Maclura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Maclura at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Maclura at Encyclopedia of Life
Maclura at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Maclura at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Maclura at Tropicos
Maclura at The Plant List

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