Diospyros

/daɪ.ɒsˈpaɪ.rɔːs/ noun

Definition

A genus of tropical and subtropical trees known for producing edible persimmon fruits and valuable timber like ebony.

Etymology

From Greek 'dios' (divine) + 'pyros' (wheat, grain, or fruit), literally 'fruit of the gods' or 'divine grain.' The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus in the 18th century based on ancient Greek terminology.

Kelly Says

The persimmon tree and the ebony tree are cousins in the same genus—so an expensive ebony piano and a sweet persimmon fruit share the same scientific family name that means 'fruit of the gods'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድዮስፒራ
dee-oh-spee-ra
ARالعربية
قَذْرَة
qadhrat
BNবাংলা
ডিওস্পিরা
dee-oh-spee-ra
CACatalà
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
CSČeština
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
DADansk
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
DEDeutsch
Diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
ELΕλληνικά
Διοσπύρος
dee-oh-spee-ros
ESEspañol
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
FAفارسی
دیوسپیر
dee-oh-speh-er
FISuomi
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
FRFrançais
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh
GUGU
ડાયોસ્પીર
day-oh-spee-ra
HAHA
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
HEעברית
דיוספיר
di-os-pir
HIहिन्दी
डायस्पोर
dee-ah-spoh-or
HUMagyar
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
IGIG
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
ITItaliano
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
JA日本語
kaki
KKKK
диоспира
dee-oh-speh-ra
KMKM
ស្រុកឌីអូស្ពីរ៉ា
srrok dee-oh-spee-ra
KO한국어
가시나무
gashi-namu
MRMR
डायस्पिरा
dee-ah-speh-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီအိုစပီရာ
dee-oh-spee-ya
NLNederlands
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
NONorsk
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
PAPA
ਡੀਆਸਪੀਰਾ
dee-ah-speh-ra
PLPolski
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
PTPortuguês
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
RORomână
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
RUРусский
Диоспирос
dee-oh-spo-ros
SVSvenska
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
SWKiswahili
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
TAதமிழ்
டயோஸ்பிரா
day-oh-spee-ra
TEతెలుగు
డియోస్పిర
dee-oh-spee-ra
THไทย
ดิโอสปิรอ
dee-oh-spee-roh
TLTL
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
TRTürkçe
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
UKУкраїнська
Діоспорос
dee-oh-spo-ros
URاردو
ڈیوِسپیرا
dee-oh-speh-ra
VITiếng Việt
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
YOYO
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s
ZH中文
柿树
gēi shù
ZUZU
diospyros
dee-oh-spy-roh-s

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