Juglans (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of the Juglandaceae.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The type genus of the Juglandaceae family is Juglans, comprising of over 20 species of deciduous trees grown for their nuts.
- Juglans contains trees native to Asia and eastern North America.
- Juglans is further sorted based on the morphology and number of leaflets of each species.
- English walnut, Juglans regia, and the eastern black walnut, Juglans nigra, are a couple of prominent species within the Juglans genus.
- Juglans trees have been cultivated in the Northern Hemisphere for centuries for nut production and timber.