Genus Celtis (Noun)
Meaning
Large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Celtis comprises over 70 species of trees and shrubs with distinct characteristics, such as hard wood and berrylike fruit.
- The Hackerberries are a part of the genus Celtis, consisting of a large number of trees and shrubs that produce edible berrylike fruits.
- Many species under the genus Celtis are famous for being important hosts to the Mistletoe parasite, but a handful of Celtis species also have the ability to host galls from a variety of wasps and aphids.
- In many traditional medical practices, certain species of the genus Celtis are utilised as treatments for stomach complaints and other illnesses.
- Species of the genus Celtis such as Celtis occidentalis from America are the food source and main sustenance for some caterpillars of a few large American butterfly species.