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Crataegus
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Cra-tæ′gus
(kr?-t?′g?s)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
κραταιγός
.] (Bot.)
A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes.
Definition 2024
Crataegus
Crataegus
See also: crataegus
Translingual
Proper noun
Crataegus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the crataeguses or hawthorns, native to cool climates in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Rosales - order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Crataegus oxycantha - type species; Crataegus azarolus, Crataegus monogyna, Crataegus heldreichii - selected species. For the numerous species see Crataegus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies .
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Erhardt, Walter & Götz, Erich & Bödeker, Nils & Seybold, Siegmund, Zander. Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen. Dictionary of plant names. Dictionnaire des noms de plantes, Ulmer, 2000.
- ↑ Hyam, Roger & Pankhurst, Richard, Plants and their Names. A Concise Dictionary, Oxford University Press, US, 1995.