Aleurites

See also: aleurites

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin aleurites, from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον (áleuron, “flour”) + -ίτης (-ítēs, “-ites: those belonging to”), from the lower surface of the leaf.

Proper noun

Aleurites m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – monoecious, evergreen trees.

Usage notes

In older usage, modified as a feminine noun but now treated with the other -ites forms as masculine.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Crotonoideae - subfamily; Aleuritideae - tribe; Aleuritinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Aleurites moluccanus (candlenut) - type species

References

• Aleurites on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aleurites on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Aleurites on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aleurites at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Aleurites at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Aleurites at USDA Plants database
• Aleurites at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Aleurites at Tropicos
• Aleurites at The Plant List