What does "tsuga" mean?

Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

What is a synonym for "tsuga"?

Common synonyms include: genus tsuga.

Tsuga

//ˈsuːɡə// noun

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Noun

1
Any tree of genus Tsuga of conifers in the family Pinaceae, of which there are eight, nine, or ten species (depending on the authority), with four species occurring in North America and four to six in eastern Asia.

Synonyms

All synonyms

genus tsuga

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 栂 (tsuga, “hemlock (tree)”).

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north america

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