Sideroxylon

See also: sideroxylon

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros, “iron, iron tool”) + ξύλον (xúlon, “wood”)

Proper noun

Sideroxylon n

A taxonomic genus within the family Sapotaceae – bully trees.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Sapotaceae - family; Sapotoideae - subfamily; Sideroxyleae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Sideroxylon inerme (white milkwood) - type species; Sideroxylon alachuense (Alachua bully), Sideroxylon americanum (milk-berry), Sideroxylon celastrinum (saffron plum), Sideroxylon cubense (espejuelo), Sideroxylon foetidissimum (false mastic), Sideroxylon lanuginosum (gum bully), Sideroxylon lycioides (buckthorn bully), Sideroxylon obovatum (breakbill), Sideroxylon portoricense (Puerto Rico bully), Sideroxylon reclinatum (Florida bully), Sideroxylon salicifolium (white bully, wild misple, willow bustic), Sideroxylon tenax (tough bully), Sideroxylon thornei (Georgia bully) - selected other species

References

Sideroxylon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sideroxylon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Sideroxylon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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