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Hovenia
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Translingual
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Etymology
Apparently named after David ten Hove (1724-1787) (name alternatively given as David Hoven),https://archive.ph/3ytNw a Dutch senator and botanical patron who supported Carl Peter Thunberg's floral expedition of South Africa,https://archive.ph/EXOoR though information on the senator is scarce beyond the naming of the hovenia.
Proper noun
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genus family Rhamnaceae raisin trees, endemic to Asia, from India to Japan
Hypernyms
genus ; Ziziphoideae subfamily subfamily; Paliureae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus Hovenia dulcis species (Japanese raisin tree, Oriental raisin tree) type species
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