Disa

See also: disa, Dísa, and disa'

Translingual

Disa tripetaloides

Etymology

After Disa, a heroine of Swedish mythology.

Proper noun

Disa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – a genus of orchids.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Asparagales - order; Orchidaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Disa uniflora - type species

Further reading

• Disa (orchid) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Disa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Disa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Dísa, short form of names containing the element dís (“minor goddess”). Name of a legendary Swedish queen, revived as a given name since 1788. Later also used as a diminutive of Desirée.

Proper noun

Disa c (genitive Disas)

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Hjördis

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån : 1804 females with the given name Disa living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 8 September 2011.