Royena

Translingual

Etymology

After the 18th-century Dutch botanist Adrian van Royen.

Proper noun

Royena f

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – certain gamopetalous plants, now in the genus Diospyros.

Hypernyms

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

References

Royena in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Diospyros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diospyros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Diospyros on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Royena at The Plant List

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