Definition of Prinus. Meaning of Prinus. Synonyms of Prinus

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Prinus. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Prinus and, of course, Prinus synonyms and on the right images related to the word Prinus.

Definition of Prinus

No result for Prinus. Showing similar results...

Cyprinus carpio
Carp Carp, n.; pl. Carp, formerly Carps. [Cf. Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL. carpa.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp. Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur. Carp louse (Zo["o]l.), a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura. Carp mullet (Zo["o]l.), a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers. Carp sucker (Zo["o]l.), a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.
Cyprinus gibelio
Gibel Gib"el, n. [G. gibel, giebel.] (Zo["o]l.) A kind of carp (Cyprinus gibelio); -- called also Prussian carp.
Ictiobus or Carpiodes cyprinus
Quillback Quill"back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, or Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback.
Q Prinus
Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain. 2. The strong wood or timber of the oak. Note: Among the true oaks in America are: Barren oak, or Black-jack, Q. nigra. Basket oak, Q. Michauxii. Black oak, Q. tinctoria; -- called also yellow or quercitron oak. Bur oak (see under Bur.), Q. macrocarpa; -- called also over-cup or mossy-cup oak. Chestnut oak, Q. Prinus and Q. densiflora. Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), Q. prinoides. Coast live oak, Q. agrifolia, of California; -- also called enceno. Live oak (see under Live), Q. virens, the best of all for shipbuilding; also, Q. Chrysolepis, of California. Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak. Post oak, Q. obtusifolia. Red oak, Q. rubra. Scarlet oak, Q. coccinea. Scrub oak, Q. ilicifolia, Q. undulata, etc. Shingle oak, Q. imbricaria. Spanish oak, Q. falcata. Swamp Spanish oak, or Pin oak, Q. palustris. Swamp white oak, Q. bicolor. Water oak, Q. aguatica. Water white oak, Q. lyrata. Willow oak, Q. Phellos. Among the true oaks in Europe are: Bitter oak, or Turkey oak, Q. Cerris (see Cerris). Cork oak, Q. Suber. English white oak, Q. Robur. Evergreen oak, Holly oak, or Holm oak, Q. Ilex. Kermes oak, Q. coccifera. Nutgall oak, Q. infectoria. Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus Quercus, are: African oak, a valuable timber tree (Oldfieldia Africana). Australian, or She, oak, any tree of the genus Casuarina (see Casuarina). Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak). Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem. New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree (Alectryon excelsum). Poison oak, the poison ivy. See under Poison.

Meaning of Prinus from wikipedia

- have considered them to be the same species in the past. The name Quercus prinus was long used by many botanists and foresters for either the chestnut oak...
- Quercus mongolica Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata Quercus montana (prinus) Quercus palustris Quercus petraea Quercus petraea f. mespilifolia Quercus...
- Sudworth Quercus prinus var. bicolor (Willd.) Spach Quercus prinus var. discolor F.Michx Quercus prinus var. platanoides Castigl. Quercus prinus var. tomentosa...
- tallest specimen currently known is over 150 ft (42 m) tall. The name Q. prinus was long used by many botanists and foresters for the swamp chestnut oak...
- oaks such as southern red oak (Quercus falcata), chestnut oak (Quercus prinus), and scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), but also pignut hickory (Carya glabra)...
- virginiana) Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) Chestnut oak (Quercus prinus) ****apin oak (Quercus muhlenbergii) Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis)...
- Muhlenberg. The epithet prinoides refers to its resemblance to Quercus prinus, the chestnut oak. However, this shrubby oak, now generally accepted as...
- species commonly mistaken for chestnut trees are the chestnut oak (Quercus prinus) and the American beech (****us grandifolia), both of which are also in the...
- white, chestnut and scarlet oaks (Quercus velutina, Q. rubra, Q. alba, Q. prinus and Q. coccinea) and hickories, such as the pignut (Carya glabra) in particular...
- Quercus alba 7. Leaves with 21-27 shallow lobes — Swamp chestnut oak Quercus prinus This key first differentiates between oaks with entire leaves with normally...