Chaenomeles

Chaenomeles

Translingual

Chaenomeles speciosa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίνω (khaínō, “I gape”) and μῆλον (mêlon, “apple”), based on Thunberg’s 1784 description of the type species for the genus: C. japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach (Weber 1964).

Proper noun

Chaenomeles f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the flowering quinces, native to east Asia, often grown for their flowers, but with a quince-like fruit usable as food after preparation.

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): Chaenomeles japonica - type species; See Chaenomeles at The Plant List for other species.

References

• Chaenomeles on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chaenomeles on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chaenomeles on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chaenomeles at USDA Plants database
• Chaenomeles at The Plant List