mollerosa

Catalan

Etymology

Metathesis of morellosa, from morella (“black nightshade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.ʎəˈɾo.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.ʎəˈɾo.zə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.ʎeˈɾo.za]

Noun

mollerosa f (plural molleroses)

1. fiddle dock (Rumex pulcher)

   Synonyms: paradella mollerosa, visperina

2. pellitory of the wall

   Synonym: morella roquera

Further reading

• “mollerosa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024