Salix

See also: salix

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin salix (“willow”).

Proper noun

Salix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Salicaceae – willows.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Salicaceae - family; Saliceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Salix alba (white willow) - type species; Salix candida (hoary willow, sageleaf willow), Salix caprea (goat willow), Salix babylonica (weeping willow), Salix fragilis (crack willow), Salix pentandra (bay willow), Salix triandra (almond-leaved willow), Salix viminalis (common osier) - selected other species; for other species see Salix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Salix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Salix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons