Chamaecyparis
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαμαί (khamaí, “on the ground”) + κυπάρισσος (kupárissos, “cypress”).
Proper noun
Chamaecyparis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – false cypresses.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Cupressaceae – family; Cupressoideae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Chamaecyparis thyoides – type species; Chamaecyparis formosensis, Chamaecyparis hodginsii, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Chamaecyparis pisifera, Chamaecyparis taiwanensis – other species
References
- Chamaecyparis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chamaecyparis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Chamaecyparis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons