abelleira

Galician

herba abelleira (Melissa officinalis)

herba abelleira (Ophrys apifera)

Alternative forms

• abilleira

Etymology

Abella (“bee”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aβeˈʎejɾa̝/

Noun

abelleira f (plural abelleiras)

1. (botany) lemon balm (a herb, Melissa officinalis)

   Synonyms: cidreira, herba cidreira

2. (botany) bee orchid (a herb, )
3. beehive

Derived terms

• Abelleiras

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abelleyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abelleira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN