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Eugenia
‖
Eu-ge′ni-a
(ū̍-jē′nĭ-ȧ)
, Noun.
[NL. Named in honor of Prince
Eugene
of Savoy.] (Bot.)
A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce.
Definition 2024
Eugenia
Eugenia
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek Εὐγενία (Eugenía), feminine nominate singular form of Εὐγένιος (Eugénios, “well born”)
Proper noun
Eugenia f
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids II - clades; Myrtales - order; Myrtaceae - family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Myrteae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Eugenia uniflora - type species; for other species see Eugenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
English
Proper noun
Eugenia
- A female given name. Variant: Eugenie.
- (astronomy) Short for 45 Eugenia, a main belt asteroid.
Translations
female given name
Asteroid
eugenia
eugenia
English
Noun
eugenia (plural eugenias)
- (botany) Any member of the genus Eugenia of myrtaceous plants.
See also
- eugenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- eugenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies