desmodio

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from translingual Desmodium, from Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, bond).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deˈzmɔ.djo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdjo
  • Hyphenation: de‧smò‧dio

Noun

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desmodio m (plural desmodi)

  1. any plant of the Desmodium taxonomic genus

Further reading

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