Myrica

See also: myrica

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē, “tamarisk”).

Proper noun

Myrica f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myricaceae – many small trees and shrubs, many called bayberry or wax myrtle.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fagales – order; Myricaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Myrica gale (bog myrtle, sweet gale) – type species; Myrica californica (California myrtle), Myrica carolinensis (southern bayberry), Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle), Myrica cordifolia, Myrica faya (faya myrtle), Myrica hartwegii (Sierra bayberry), Myrica heterophylla, Myrica inodora (scentless bayberry), Myrica javanica, Myrica luzonica, Myrica nagi, Myrica nana, Myrica pensylvanica (northern bayberry), Myrica pubescens, Myrica pumila, Myrica rubra (⇒ Morella rubra), Myrica asplenifolia – species

References

• Myrica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Myrica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Myrica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Myrica at USDA Plants database
• Myrica at The Plant List