diospyros

/dī-ˈäs-pə-ˌrōs/ (ame, mw)

diospyros — noun

1. A plant genus in the ebony family that includes persimmon trees and some trees g

1.名詞C2
釋義

A plant genus in the ebony family that includes persimmon trees and some trees grown for ebony wood.

例句

In her botany class, Sora learned that persimmon trees belong to Diospyros.

belong to Diospyros — naming the scientific genus

A museum label said the ebony wood came from a tree in Diospyros.

同義詞
  • genus

    the broader classification term; it works only when the botanical context is already clear

  • persimmon genus

    an everyday descriptive phrase for the group, less formal than the Latin name

  • ebony genus

    used loosely for members linked with ebony wood, but less exact than the scientific name

文法句型

the genus Diospyros

member of Diospyros

Diospyros + species name

用法筆記

Usually written with a capital D in scientific English. It names a genus rather than one tree or one fruit, so outside botany people usually say persimmon tree or ebony tree instead.

常見錯誤

❌This fruit is a diospyros.
✅This fruit comes from a tree in the genus Diospyros.
💡Diospyros names the plant group, not one fruit.
❌The farmer planted three diospyroses behind the house.
✅The farmer planted three persimmon trees behind the house.
💡In everyday English, people name the tree, not the Latin genus.