Cercis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κερκίς (kerkís, “weaver's shuttle; aspen”). === Proper noun === Cercis f A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the redbuds, native to warm temperate regions. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fabales – order; Fabaceae – family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Cercideae - tribe; Cercidinae - subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree, European redbud) - type species. Cercis chinensis (Chinese redbud), Cercis chingii (Ching's redbud), Cercis chuniana, Cercis gigantea (giant redbud), Cercis glabra (Yunnan redbud), Cercis griffithii (Afghan redbud), Cercis racemosa (chain-flowered redbud), Cercis canadensis (eastern redbud), Cercis mexicana (Mexican redbud), Cercis reniformis (Oklahoma redbud), Cercis occidentalis (western redbud) - species === References === Cercis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cercis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cercis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Cercis at USDA Plants database