Diospyros
See also: diospyros
Translingual
Diospyros lotus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διόσπυρος (dióspuros, literally “wheat of Zeus”), from Διός (Diós, “Zeus”) + πυρός (purós, “wheat”).
Proper noun
Diospyros f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – persimmon and ebony trees.
Synonyms
- Royena
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ebenaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Diospyros lotus - type species; Diospyros quaesita, Diospyros blancoi, Diospyros kaki, Diospyros decandra, Diospyros virginiana - selected species; for others see
Diospyros on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Diospyros on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Diospyros at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Diospyros at USDA Plants database
- Diospyros at The Plant List