Symphoricarpos
Translingual
clustered berries of Symphoricarpos albus
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek συμφορέω (sumphoréō, “bear together”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”)
Proper noun
Symphoricarpos m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caprifoliaceae – snowberry, waxberry, or ghostberry, mostly native to North America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Dipsacales - order; Caprifoliaceae - family; Caprifolioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - type species; for other species see
References
- Symphoricarpos at USDA Plants database