Diospyros

Diospyros
Di·os·py·ros dī-'äs-pə-.rōs n a genus of trees and shrubs of the ebony family (Ebenaceae) with hard fine wood, oblong leaves, and small bell-shaped flowers that includes an American persimmon (D. virginiana) whose bark has been used as an astringent

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  • Diospyros — chloroxylon Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • Diospyros — Kaki Früchte: Beeren mit den vergrößerten Kelchblättern. Systematik Kerneudikotyledonen A …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Diospȳros — (D. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Ebenaceae, 2. Ordn. 23. Kl. L.; Arten: D. Ebenum, in Ceylon, D. tessellaria, auf den Mascarenhas, D. melanoxylon, in Ostindien, welche alle, so wie Maba Ebenus, das Ebenholz liefern sollen; D.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • diospyros — ● diospyros nom masculin (grec diospuros) Nom générique des ébéniers et plaqueminiers …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • DIOSPYROS — apud Plin. l. 27. c. XI. ex Graeo Διὸς πυρὸς, Iovis frumentum, genus cerasi, quod Romanis duracinum, Gallis bigarreau dicitur. Huic enim principatum ii, nen secus ac Romani, inter cetera dedêre, unde tam nobile nomen. Quemadmodum iidem Διὸς… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Diospyros —   Diospyros …   Wikipedia Español

  • Diospyros — Diospyros …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Diospyros — noun a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood • Syn: ↑genus Diospyros • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ebenaceae, ↑family Ebenaceae, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Diospyros — ID 27547 Symbol Key DIOSP Common Name diospyros Family Ebenaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Diospyros — Ironwood I ron*wood , n. (Bot.) A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam are so called; also the {Olneya Tesota}, a small tree of Arizona; in the West Indies, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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