Ostrya

Translingual

Ostrya virginiana

Etymology

From Latin ostrya, ostrys from Ancient Greek ὀστρύα (ostrúa), ὄστρυς (óstrus), thought to be the common hophornbeam.

Proper noun

Ostrya f

A taxonomic genus within the family Betulaceae – the hophornbeams.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fagales - order; Betulaceae - family; Coryloideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Ostrya carpinifolia - type species; Ostrya chisosensis, Ostrya japonica, Ostrya knowltonii, Ostrya virginiana - species

Coordinate terms

(genus): Asterocarpinus, Carpinus, Coryloides (extinct), Corylus, Cranea (extinct), Kardiasperma (extinct), Ostryopsis, Palaeocarpinus (extinct) - genera

References

Ostrya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ostrya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ostrya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ostrya on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Ostrya at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Ostrya at Encyclopedia of Life
Ostrya at Fossilworks
Ostrya at USDA Plants database
Coryloideae at APWeb
Ostrya at The Plant List

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