Crataegus
See also: crataegus
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek κράταιγος (krátaigos, “Crataegus heldreichii”). Named by botanist Carl von Linnaeus (1707-1778).[1][2]
Proper noun
Crataegus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the crataeguses or hawthorns, native to cool climates in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Crataegus oxycantha - type species; Crataegus azarolus, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus heldreichii - selected species. For the numerous species see
Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
- Aporia crataegi
- Dasineura crataegi
References
Crataegus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Crataegus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Crataegus at USDA Plants database
- Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.