Morus
See also: morus and Mórus
Translingual
Etymology 1
From Latin morus (“stupid”), a loanword from Ancient Greek μωρός (mōrós, “foolish, stupid, slow”). See booby ("stupid person", "bird of genus Sula in which genus gannets were formerly placed).
Proper noun
Morus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sulidae – gannets.
Hypernyms
- (gannet): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Pelecaniformes - order - order; Sulidae - family
Hyponyms
- (gannet): Morus bassanus, Morus capensis, Morus serrator - species
References
- Gannet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Morus (Sulidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Morus (Aves) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Etymology 2
From Latin mōrus (“mulberry tree”).
Proper noun
Morus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Moraceae – the mulberries.
Hypernyms
- (mulberry): 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; Moreae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (mulberry): Morus nigra (black mulberry) - type species; (Morus mesozygia (African mulberry), Morus mesozygia (black mulberry), Morus serrata (Himalayan mulberry), Morus rubra (red mulberry), Morus alba (white mulberry); for other species see Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Morus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Morus (Moraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Morus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Morus at Plants of the World Online