luparia
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Italian
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Etymology
[edit]From lupo (“wolf”). Compare Late Latin [herba] lupāria, attested in glosses.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]luparia f (plural luparie)
- (uncountable) northern wolf's-bane (Aconitum lycoctonum)
- Synonyms: lupaia, (regional) strozzalupo
- Hypernym: aconito
- a northern wolf's-bane plant
Further reading
[edit]- luparia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana