lantana

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See also: Lantana, lantānā, and lantāna

English

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flowers of Lantana camara (common lantana)

Etymology

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From translingual Lantana (genus name), from (northern dialect) Italian lantana (the wayfaring-tree, Viburnum lantana).

Noun

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lantana (plural lantanas)

  1. Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
    • 2009 August 13, Anne Raver, “A Tapestry of Color, Unfolding All Year”, in New York Times[1]:
      The batwings, full of tulips in May, are now abloom with cosmos, angelonia and lantana.

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Noun

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lantana f (plural lantane)

  1. wayfaring-tree, hoarwithy (plant of species Viburnum lantana)
    Synonym: matallo

Further reading

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  • lantana in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Tagalog

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lantanà (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜈ᜔ᜆᜈ)

  1. common lantana (Lantana camara)
    Synonyms: kantutay, alagaw-pusa, koronitas, singko-negritos

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