Thuja
See also: thuja
Translingual
Alternative forms
Etymology
Irregular representation of Ancient Greek θυία (thuía), θύα (thúa), the name of an African tree now designated Tetraclinis articulata and known in English as the arar tree.
Proper noun
Thuja f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cupressaceae – thujas, coniferous trees in the cypress family.
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): Thuja occidentalis (northern whitecedar) – type species; Thuja koraiensis (Korean thuja), Thuja plicata (western redcedar), Thuja standishii (Japanese thuja), Thuja sutchuenensis (Sichuan thuja) – other species
Derived terms
References
- Thuja on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Thuja on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Thuja on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
German
Etymology
From taxonomic New Latin Thuja, from Ancient Greek θυία (thuía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtuːja/
Noun
Thuja f (genitive Thuja, plural Thujen)
- thuja
- Synonym: Lebensbaum
Declension
Declension of Thuja [feminine]