zantedeschia

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See also: Zantedeschia

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌzæntɪˈdɛski.ə/

Noun[edit]

zantedeschia (plural zantedeschias)

  1. Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Zantedeschia, from the name of Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): */d͡zan.teˈdɛ.skja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛskja
  • Hyphenation: zan‧te‧dè‧schia

Noun[edit]

zantedeschia f (plural zantedeschie)

  1. any plant of the Zantedeschia taxonomic genus
  2. (botany, uncountable, usually capitalized as Zantedeschia) the Zantedeschia taxonomic genus

Further reading[edit]

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