Tsuga

See also: tsuga

Translingual

Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock)

Etymology

Japanese 栂 (tsuga)

Proper noun

Tsuga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Pinaceae – the hemlocks.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; Pinopsida – class; Pinidae – subclass; Pinales – order; Pinaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Tsuga sieboldii (southern Japanese hemlock), Tsuga canadensis (Canadian hemlock), Tsuga caroliniana (Carolina hemlock), Tsuga chinensis (Chinese hemlock), Tsuga diversifolia (northern Japanese hemlock), Tsuga dumosa (Himalayan hemlock), Tsuga formosana (Chinese hemlock), Tsuga forrestii (Forrest hemlock), Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock), Tsuga mertensiana (mountain hemlock) - species

Derived terms

• Nothotsuga
• Pseudotsuga (Douglas firs)

References

• Tsuga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tsuga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Tsuga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Tsuga at Tropicos
• Tsuga at USDA Plants database
• Tsuga at Gymnosperms Database