Frangula

See also: frangula

Translingual

Frangula alnus

Etymology

From the specific epithet in the species name Rhamnus frangula, from Latin frangulus (“fragile”).

Proper noun

Frangula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhamnaceae – certain buckthorns.

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; Rhamnoideae - subfamily; Rhamneae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Frangula alnus (alder buckthorn) - type species; for other species see Frangula at The Plant List

References

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