Pyrus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latin pirus (“pear tree”) === Proper noun === Pyrus f A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – pears. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Pyrus sect. Pashia, Pyrus sect. Pyrus - sections Pyrus communis - type species; Pyrus malus, Pyrus pyrifolia, Pyrus nivalis, Pyrus persica, Pyrus pyraster, (Pyrus calleryana - selected other species === References === Pyrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pyrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Pyrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Pyrus at USDA Plants database Pyrus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.