Torreya

Torreya
noun
nutmeg-yews
• Syn: ↑genus Torreya
• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus
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\\ˈtȯrēə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, after John Torrey died 1873 American botanist and chemist
: a genus of Asiatic and No. American trees (family Taxaceae) having two-ranked often ill-scented linear leaves and a large ovoid fruit resembling a drupe but being actually a large seed surrounded by a fleshy aril — see california nutmeg, stinking cedar

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  • Torreya — nucifera Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …   Wikipedia

  • Torreya — Torreya …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Torreya — (T. Spreng.), Pflanzengattung, benanntnach John Torrey aus der Familie der Verbenaceae Lantaneae, gehört zu Clerodendron, 5. Kl. 1. Ordn. L.; Art: T. paniculata, in Brasilien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Torreya —   Torreya …   Wikipedia Español

  • Torreya — Torreya …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Torreya — Nusseiben Eibenblättrige Nusseibe (Torreya taxifolia) Systematik Überabteilung: Samenpflanzen (S …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Torreya — torėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kukmedinių (Taxaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Torreya). atitikmenys: lot. Torreya angl. nutmeg; nutmeg tree; torreya vok. Nusseibe; Stinkeibe rus. торрейя lenk. czwórczak; torreja ryšiai: susijęs… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • torreya — torėja statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kukmedinių (Taxaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Torreya). atitikmenys: lot. Torreya angl. nutmeg; nutmeg tree; torreya vok. Nusseibe; Stinkeibe rus. торрейя lenk. czwórczak; torreja ryšiai: susijęs… …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Torreya — ID 84605 Symbol Key TORRE Common Name torreya Family Taxaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA, FL, GA Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Torreya — ▪ plant genus       a genus of approximately six species of ornamental trees and shrubs in the yew family (Taxaceae), distributed in localized areas of the western and southeastern United States, China, and Japan. Torreyas have persistent, linear …   Universalium

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