Ostrya

See also: ostrya

Translingual

Ostrya virginiana

Etymology

From Latin ostrya, ostrys from Ancient Greek ὀστρύα (ostrúa), ὄστρυς (óstrus), thought to be the common hophornbeam.

Proper noun

Ostrya f

A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – hophornbeams.

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): Ostrya carpinifolia (European hophornbeam) - type species; Ostrya chisosensis (Big Bend hop-hornbeam), Ostrya japonica (Japanese hop-hornbeam), Ostrya knowltonii (Knowlton’s hop-hornbeam), Ostrya virginiana (American hophornbeam) - species

Coordinate terms

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

References

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

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