castanea
/ka-ˈstā-nē-ə How to pronounce Castanea (audio)/ (ame, mw)
castanea — 名詞
1. the scientific group name for chestnut trees and a few similar woody plants in t
栗屬
殼斗科中的栗樹屬植物
the scientific group name for chestnut trees and a few similar woody plants in the beech family.
In biology class, Kevin learned that Castanea includes several chestnut trees.
生物課上，Kevin 學到栗屬包含好幾種栗樹。
that-clause naming a scientific genus
The field guide puts Castanea in the section on chestnut trees.
那本野外圖鑑把栗屬放在介紹栗樹的那一節。
Anjali tagged the young chestnuts as Castanea in the garden survey.
Anjali 在花園調查裡，把那些幼栗樹標成栗屬。
At the museum, a label explained that Castanea belongs to the beech family.
博物館的標示牌說明，栗屬屬於殼斗科。
Rangers compared Castanea leaves with oak leaves during the forest walk.
森林步道上，巡山員拿栗屬的葉子和橡樹葉來比較。
文法句型
the genus Castanea
belong to Castanea
用法筆記
Usually used in botany and other formal writing, often with a capital letter when it is treated as a Latin genus name. In everyday English, people normally say chestnut tree instead of Castanea.