Syzygium
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “connected, jointed”) + -um (neuter nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- English: IPA(key): /sɪˈzɪd͡ʒiːəm/
Proper noun
Syzygium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrtaceae – the syzygiums; a genus of more than a thousand species, centered in the East Indies and Australia.
- A taxonomic subgenus within the family Myrtaceae – Syzygium subg. Syzygium.
- A taxonomic section within the family Myrtaceae – Syzygium sect. Syzygium.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Myrtales – order; Myrtaceae – family; Myrtoideae - subfamily; Syzygieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Syzygium sect. Jamosa, Syzygium sect. Syzygium - sections
- Syzygium caryophyllatum - type species; Syzygium aromaticum (clove), Syzygium cumini, (jambul, damson plum), Syzygium jambos (rose apple), Syzygium luehmannii (riberry), Syzygium malaccense (Malay apple), Syzygium samarangense (wax apple), Syzygium guineense (waterberry) - selected species
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: syzygium
- → Russian: сизи́гиум (sizígium)
References
- Syzygium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Syzygium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Syzygium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Syzygium at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Syzygium at the Catalogue of Life
- Syzygium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Syzygium at Tropicos
- Syzygium at The Plant List
- Syzygium at USDA Plants database