Ziziphus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Ziziphus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – various species in the buckthorn family, including the jujube.
Usage notes
- Ziziphus is thought to be polyphyletic. Some of its species do not belong to its namesake subfamily Ziziphoideae.
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): Ziziphus jujuba (jujube, red date, Chinese date, Chinese jujube) – type species; for the numerous other species see Ziziphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Derived terms
References
- Ziziphus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ziziphus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ziziphus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons