Calocedrus
Translingual
![](Images/wiktionary/Calocedrus_macrolepis_needles.JPG.webp)
needles of Calocedrus macrolepis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”).
Proper noun
Calocedrus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – the incense cedars.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Pinopsida - class; Pinidae - subclass; Pinales - order; Cupressaceae - family; Cupressoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Calocedrus macrolepis - type species; Calocedrus decurrens, Calocedrus formosana, †Calocedrus huashanensis, Calocedrus rupestris, †Calocedrus suleticensis - species
Further reading
Calocedrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Calocedrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Calocedrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Calocedrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Calocedrus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Calocedrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Calocedrus at USDA Plants database
- Calocedrus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Calocedrus at Tropicos