Fagus

See also: fagus

Translingual

Fagus sylvatica

Etymology

From Latin fāgus (“beech”).

Proper noun

Fagus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – beech trees.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fagales – order; Fagaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Fagus chienii, Fagus crenata (Japanese beech), Fagus engleriana (Chinese beech), Fagus grandifolia (American beech), Fagus hayatae (Taiwan beech), Fagus japonica (Japanese blue beech), Fagus longipetiolata (South Chinese beech), Fagus lucida (shining beech), Fagus mexicana (Mexican beech) or haya), Fagus orientalis (Oriental beech), Fagus sylvatica (European beech), Fagus × taurica (Crimean beech) (species)
  • Fagus langevinii, Fagus pacifica, Fagus schofieldii (extinct species)

Derived terms

• Nothofagus

References

• Fagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Fagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fagus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Fagus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Fagus at Tropicos
• Fagus at USDA Plants database
• Fagus at The Plant List
• Fagus at Paleobiology Database

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪɡəs

Proper noun

Fagus

1. The Celtic god of beech trees.

Anagrams

• fugas