Chamaedaphne

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Chamaedaphne f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – leatherleaf or cassandra, a shrub found in the subarctic and cool temperate northern hemisphere.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Ericaceae - family; Vaccinioideae - subfamily; Gaultherieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Chamaedaphne calyculata - sole accepted species

References

Chamaedaphne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chamaedaphne on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chamaedaphne on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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