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

1. 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