Celastrus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κήλαστρος (kḗlastros, “holly”). === Proper noun === Celastrus m A taxonomic genus within the family Celastraceae – the staff vines and bittersweets. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Celastrales – order; Celastraceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet) - type species; Celastrus orbiculatus (oriental bittersweet) - selected other species; for other species see Celastrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === Celastrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Celastrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Celastrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Celastrus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Celastrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Celastrus at USDA Plants database Celastrus at Germplasm Resources Information Network Celastrus at Tropicos Celastrus at The Plant List