Hovenia

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Hovenia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – raisin trees, endemic to Asia, from India to Japan.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rhamnaceae - family; Ziziphoideae - subfamily; Paliureae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Hovenia dulcis (Japanese raisin tree, Oriental raisin tree) - type species

References

Hovenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hovenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hovenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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